CVE-2019-1405
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited used in ransomware
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
30.0%
98.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2022-03-15 · patch by 2022-04-05
Weakness / dates
CWE-269
Published 2019-11-12 · modified 2026-08-12
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2019-11-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2022-03-15 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2022-04-05 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-08-12 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly allows COM object creation, aka 'Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1405
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1405
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1405