Is CVE-2019-1405 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2019-1405 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-15, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-1405?

CVE-2019-1405 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-1405?

CVE-2019-1405 has an EPSS score of 29.95% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-1405

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

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'.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

29.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

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.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-04-05

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-29.