CVE-2019-1405: Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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'.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: WindowsMicrosoft: Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft: Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft: Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft: Windows ServerMicrosoft: Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html (opens in new tab)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1405 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)