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WMI Not Available
info Nessus Plugin ID 135860
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Synopsis
WMI queries could not be made against the remote host.Description
WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is not available on the remote host over DCOM. WMI queries are used to gather information about the remote host, such as its current state, network interface configuration, etc.Without this information Nessus may not be able to identify installed software or security vunerabilities that exist on the remote host.
See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmi-start-page
Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 135860
File Name: wmi_not_available.nbin
Version: 1.125
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 4/21/2020
Updated: 11/12/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows