Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ALTO 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2019-1322 · Published 10/10/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 15/03/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency. It is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Windows Microsoft	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/155723/Microsoft-UPnP-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html · Exploit
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1322 · Patch
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2019-1322

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