CVE-2019-1405
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'.
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD
This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows
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3/15/2022
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1405
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v3 Score
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2 Score
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
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
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