WMI Not Available

info Nessus Plugin ID 135860

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: 1.124

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/21/2020

Updated: 11/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows