Microsoft Windows Vista Unsupported Installation Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97996

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Synopsis

The remote operating system is no longer supported.

Description

Microsoft Windows Vista is running on the remote host. Support for this operating system was ended by Microsoft on April 11th, 2017.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities. Furthermore, Microsoft is unlikely to investigate or acknowledge reports of vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Microsoft Windows that is currently supported.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97996

File Name: smb_win_vista_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/17/2017

Updated: 9/22/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

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: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista

Excluded KB Items: Host/not_windows

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0025

Detections

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