CVE-2019-1405: Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2019-1405 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-15
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service due to improper handling of COM object creation. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
Yes. CVE-2019-1405 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 15 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2019-1405?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 15 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903; Microsoft Windows 7 SP1; Microsoft Windows 8.1; Microsoft Windows RT 8.1; and 4 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-1405?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2019-1405 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-1405?
Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Gold, 1803, 1903
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Timeline
2019-11-12: advisory: MSRC advisory published
2022-03-15: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2022-03-15: exploited: Confirmed exploited in the wild per CISA KEV catalog