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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-1322 is rated Critical Active Threat (91.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.49%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-15) affecting Microsoft / Windows. Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +1.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.
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: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail
: 2022-03-15
: 2022-04-05
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47805 | exploit_db | edb | 2019-12-30 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 47684 | exploit_db | edb | 2019-11-14 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-04 | 34.86% | 36.49% | +1.63% |
| 2 | 2026-03-01 | 36.49% | 34.86% | -1.63% |
| 3 | 2026-02-23 | — | 36.49% | — |
Full EPSS history (58 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
1.8 | 5.9 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_1803 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_1903 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1322 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1322 | US Government Resource |