# 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'.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2019-1405
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-15; CISA due date 2022-04-05; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 30.17% (percentile 98.2)
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2019-11-13)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2022-03-14)
- Weakness: CWE-269
- Published: 2019-11-12

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows: affected 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1; 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1; 8.1 for 32-bit systems; 8.1 for x64-based systems; RT 8.1; 10 for 32-bit Systems; 10 for x64-based Systems; 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems; 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems; 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems; 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems; 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems; 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems; 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems; 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems; 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems; 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems; 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server: affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation); 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1; 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1; 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation); 2012; 2012 (Core installation); 2012 R2; 2012 R2 (Core installation); 2016; 2016  (Core installation); version 1803  (Core Installation); 2019; 2019  (Core installation); 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2; 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2; 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2; 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1405
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1405

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