The remote Windows host is missing security update 5000856 or cumulative update 5000844. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to bypass authentication and execute     unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-26861,     CVE-2021-26877, CVE-2021-26893, CVE-2021-26894,     CVE-2021-26895, CVE-2021-26897)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2021-1640, CVE-2021-26862, CVE-2021-26872,     CVE-2021-26873, CVE-2021-26875, CVE-2021-26878,     CVE-2021-26882, CVE-2021-26898, CVE-2021-26899,     CVE-2021-26901, CVE-2021-27077)

  - An memory corruption vulnerability exists. An attacker     can exploit this to corrupt the memory and cause     unexpected behaviors within the system/application.
    (CVE-2021-26411)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive     information. (CVE-2021-24107)

  - A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this issue to cause the affected component to     deny system or application services. (CVE-2021-26896,     CVE-2021-27063)

Detections

Analytics

KB5000856: Windows Server 2008 March 2021 Security Update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 147217

Version 1.13

Version 1.12

Version 1.11

Version 1.13 Jun 17, 2024, 3:35 PM Plugin metadata (add more granular CPEs to Windows OS plugins) Plugin Feed: 202406171535
Version 1.12 Dec 6, 2022, 6:53 AM Reference Plugin Feed: 202212060653
Version 1.11 Nov 21, 2022, 10:22 PM CISA reference IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202211212222