The remote Windows host is missing security update 4598297 or cumulative update 4598278. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2020-17087, CVE-2021-1648, CVE-2021-1649,     CVE-2021-1650, CVE-2021-1652, CVE-2021-1653,     CVE-2021-1654, CVE-2021-1655, CVE-2021-1659,     CVE-2021-1661, CVE-2021-1688, CVE-2021-1693,     CVE-2021-1694, CVE-2021-1695, CVE-2021-1702,     CVE-2021-1704, CVE-2021-1706, CVE-2021-1709)

  - 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)

  - 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-2021-1674,     CVE-2021-1678)

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

  - 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)

Detections

Analytics

KB4598297: Windows Server 2012 January 2021 Security Update

high Nessus Plugin ID 144881

Version 1.16

Version 1.15

Version 1.14

Version 1.13

Version 1.16 Nov 29, 2024, 9:42 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 7.8) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2021-1701" to "CVE-2020-17087") Plugin Feed: 202411290942
Version 1.15 Jun 17, 2024, 3:35 PM Plugin metadata (add more granular CPEs to Windows OS plugins) Plugin Feed: 202406171535
Version 1.14 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 1.13 Dec 7, 2022, 4:47 PM Reference Plugin Feed: 202212071647