CVE-2019-1405 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 30% (pctl 98)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-05.
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'.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 29.95% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-269 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-05 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-12 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-15 |
| Due | 2022-04-05 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (15)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1709 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1803 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1809 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1903 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 1803 |
| microsoft | windows server 1903 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
| microsoft | windows server 2019 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft UPnP - Local Privilege Elevation (Metasploit) | 2019-12-30 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 10 Build 1803 < 1903 - 'COMahawk' Local Privilege Escalation | 2019-11-14 |
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
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