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Mac OS X XProtect Installed

critical Nessus Plugin ID 56568

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Synopsis

An antivirus program is installed on the remote host, but the program does not function properly.

Description

There is a problem with the installation of the Apple XProtect application on the remote Mac OS X host - either updates are not enabled / running or its definitions are out of date.

Solution

Make sure updates are working and the associated services are running.

See Also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xprotect

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 56568

File Name: macosx_xprotect_installed.nasl

Version: 1.56

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/20/2011

Updated: 7/18/2023

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Updates to security software are critical.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:apple:xprotect

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version, Antivirus/XProtect/installed