SMB Registry : Starting the Registry Service during the scan failed

info Nessus Plugin ID 35705

Synopsis

The registry service could not be enabled for the duration of the scan.

Description

To perform a full credentialed scan, Nessus needs the ability to connect to the remote registry service (RemoteRegistry).

Nessus attempted to start the service but failed, therefore OS security patch assessment of the remote host will not be complete.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 35705

File Name: start_registry_svc_failed.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Settings

Published: 2/18/2009

Updated: 7/12/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/start_registry/failed