CVE-2022-41033Actively exploitedAdded to KEV 2022-10-11High severity, CVSS 7.8

Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft, Windows COM+ Event System Service

Description

Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

CVSS severity

High (7.8/10)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Sourced from NVD, reflects how severe this vulnerability is if exploited, not whether it has been. Every advisory on this page is already a CISA-confirmed active exploitation case regardless of its CVSS score.

EPSS, exploit probability

Medium

1.9%

estimated chance of real-world exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.4% of every CVE FIRST.org scores

Refreshed 10/28/2026, via FIRST.org's EPSS model, not CVSS, this measures likelihood of exploitation, not how severe it would be.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA-recommended due date: 2022-11-01

CWE-843

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