CVE-2019-1405

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

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'.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

30.2%Down 40.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-1405
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-1405
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-9962 7.8

Record: EUVD-2019-9962
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jc5j-4728-w8pc 7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)...

Record: GHSA-jc5j-4728-w8pc
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows UPnP service improperly allows COM object creation.

Record: CVE-2019-1405
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Microsoft UPnP Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability	2019-11-12
PoC in GitHub	apt69/COMahawk	2019-11-13
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows 10 Build 1803 < 1903 - 'COMahawk' Local Privilege Escalation	2019-11-14
Exploit-DB	Microsoft UPnP - Local Privilege Elevation (Metasploit)	2019-12-30

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-1405 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published November 12, 2019. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 15, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 15, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.