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CVE-2019-1405

7.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
53.91%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)
KEV
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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'.

Published: 11/12/2019
Modified: 10/29/2025
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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability Name:

Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor / Product:

Microsoft Windows

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due Date: 4/5/2022(OVERDUE)
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Added to KEV:

3/15/2022

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1405

Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.8HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

7.2

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

53.91%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 53.91% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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