CVE-2019-1405
Published 2019-11-12 · Updated 2026-08-12 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2019-1405 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 15, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 5, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
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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'.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Windows
Name: Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-03-15 · Due: 2022-04-05
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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