March 15, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2019-1405 — Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-15- Federal due date
2022-04-05- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 98.1th percentile (score 0.299, as of
2026-09-16) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1405
CISA short description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows UPnP service improperly allows COM object creation.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
NVD 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'.