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|Auth: varies by cve|Reboot: required|Est. 30–60 minutes including reboot|Manual only

KB5015808: Windows Server 2022 Cumulative Update (July 2022)

The July 2022 cumulative update for Windows Server 2022 addresses 84 vulnerabilities, the most in a single Patch Tuesday to that point. Includes critical fixes for Windows Server Service, CSRSS, and RPC Runtime.

Published Jul 12, 2022 · Updated May 10, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

CVE-2022-22047 (Windows CSRSS) was being exploited in the wild at the time of release and allows privilege escalation to SYSTEM. Servers missing KB5015808 are exposed to this actively exploited flaw alongside 83 additional vulnerabilities.

How the attack works

KB5015808 addresses 84 security vulnerabilities across Windows Server 2022 in the July 2022 Patch Tuesday cycle. Critical patches include fixes for Windows Server Service (CVE-2022-22029), Remote Procedure Call Runtime (CVE-2022-22038), and the Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (CVE-2022-22047), the last of which was actively exploited at time of release.

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

All Windows Server 2022 systems
Running Windows Server 2022 prior to KB5015808

Affected OS versions

Windows Server 2022
Fixed inKB5015808
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

A managed service provider running Windows Server 2022 for clients misses the July 2022 patch window due to a scheduling conflict. Two of their clients are subsequently compromised via CVE-2022-22047, which threat actors used as part of a privilege escalation chain. The CSRSS vulnerability requires no special access — just local code execution, which attackers already had from a phishing payload.

How to patch

Manual download

For air-gapped servers or out-of-band deployment. Microsoft Update Catalog returns every OS-version variant of this update.

↗ Microsoft Update CatalogKB5015808

Manual remediation steps

30–60 minutes including reboot

Check if KB5015808 is Installed

Get-HotFix -Id KB5015808

Check for Actively Exploited CVE-2022-22047 Specifically

# This CVE was exploited at time of release — prioritise this patch
Get-HotFix | Where-Object {$_.HotFixID -in @('KB5015808','KB5015811')}

Apply

1
Download KB5015808 from https://catalog.update.microsoft.com
2
Install as Administrator and restart

Verify

Get-HotFix -Id KB5015808
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