CVE-2019-1322

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles authentication...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles authentication requests, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1340.

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

18.8%Down 51.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-1322
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: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-1322
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

EUVDEUVD-2019-9881 7.8

Record: EUVD-2019-9881
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-44h5-7p9r-q2m9 7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles authentication...

Record: GHSA-44h5-7p9r-q2m9
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

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles authentication requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

Record: CVE-2019-1322
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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
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

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

In short

CVE-2019-1322 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published October 10, 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 18.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.