CVE-2019-1405 — Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2019-1405

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ KEV — EXPLOITED

EPSS exploitation probability: 98%

⚠ Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — actively exploited.

Published 2022-03-15 · Last modified 2026-08-12T05:17:24.440

Summary

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 products

Microsoft — Windows

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References

NVD entry
CVE.org record

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