The remote Windows host is missing security update 4598242.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive     information. (CVE-2021-1637, CVE-2021-1645,     CVE-2021-1656, CVE-2021-1663, CVE-2021-1670,     CVE-2021-1672, CVE-2021-1676, CVE-2021-1696,     CVE-2021-1699, CVE-2021-1708)

  - An memory corruption vulnerability exists. An attacker     can exploit this to corrupt the memory and cause     unexpected behaviors within the system/application.
    (CVE-2021-1705)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to bypass authentication and execute     unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-1657,     CVE-2021-1658, CVE-2021-1660, CVE-2021-1664,     CVE-2021-1665, CVE-2021-1666, CVE-2021-1667,     CVE-2021-1668, CVE-2021-1671, CVE-2021-1673,     CVE-2021-1700, CVE-2021-1701, CVE-2021-1710)

  - A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this issue to cause the affected component to     deny system or application services. (CVE-2021-1679,     CVE-2021-1691)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2021-1642, CVE-2021-1646, CVE-2021-1648,     CVE-2021-1649, CVE-2021-1650, CVE-2021-1651,     CVE-2021-1652, CVE-2021-1653, CVE-2021-1654,     CVE-2021-1655, CVE-2021-1659, CVE-2021-1661,     CVE-2021-1662, CVE-2021-1680, CVE-2021-1681,     CVE-2021-1682, CVE-2021-1685, CVE-2021-1686,     CVE-2021-1687, CVE-2021-1688, CVE-2021-1689,     CVE-2021-1690, CVE-2021-1693, CVE-2021-1694,     CVE-2021-1695, CVE-2021-1697, CVE-2021-1702,     CVE-2021-1703, CVE-2021-1704, CVE-2021-1706,     CVE-2021-1709)

  - A security feature bypass vulnerability exists. An     attacker can exploit this and bypass the security     feature and perform unauthorized actions compromising     the integrity of the system/application. (CVE-2021-1638,     CVE-2021-1669, CVE-2021-1674, CVE-2021-1678,     CVE-2021-1683, CVE-2021-1684)   
  - An memory corruption vulnerability exists. An attacker     can exploit this to corrupt the memory and cause unexpected     behaviors within the system/application (CVE-2021-1705)

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KB4598242: Windows 10 Version 2004 / Windows 10 Version 20H2 January 2021 Security Update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 144874

Version 1.17

Version 1.16

Version 1.15

Version 1.14

Version 1.17 Nov 29, 2024, 9:42 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 9.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2021-1701" to "CVE-2021-1694") Plugin Feed: 202411290942
Version 1.16 Jun 17, 2024, 3:35 PM Plugin metadata (add more granular CPEs to Windows OS plugins) Plugin Feed: 202406171535
Version 1.15 Jan 30, 2024, 3:19 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 8.8. "CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2021-1694" to "CVE-2021-1701") Plugin Feed: 202401301519
Version 1.14 Dec 7, 2022, 4:47 PM Reference Plugin Feed: 202212071647