The remote Windows host is missing security update 5005627 or cumulative update 5005613. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An memory corruption vulnerability exists. An attacker     can exploit this to corrupt the memory and cause     unexpected behaviors within the system/application.
    (CVE-2021-26435)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive     information. (CVE-2021-36960, CVE-2021-36962,     CVE-2021-36969, CVE-2021-36972, CVE-2021-38629,     CVE-2021-38635, CVE-2021-38636)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to bypass authentication and execute     unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-36965,     CVE-2021-36958, CVE-2021-40444)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2021-36955, CVE-2021-36963, CVE-2021-36964,     CVE-2021-36974, CVE-2021-38628, CVE-2021-38630,     CVE-2021-38633, CVE-2021-38638, CVE-2021-38639,     CVE-2021-38667, CVE-2021-38671, CVE-2021-40447)

  - A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can     exploit this issue to cause the affected component to     deny system or application services. (CVE-2021-36961)

  - 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-2021-38624)

  - A session spoofing vulnerability exists. An attacker can     exploit this to perform actions with the privileges of     another user. (CVE-2021-36959)

Detections

Analytics

KB5005627: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 September 2021 Security Update

high Nessus Plugin ID 153375

Version 1.10

Version 1.9

Version 1.10 Dec 29, 2023, 4:38 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 8.8. "CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2021-36965" to "CVE-2021-40444") Plugin Feed: 202312291638
Version 1.9 Jan 30, 2023, 1:58 PM Exploit attributes ("Exploit framework core" set to "True") Plugin Feed: 202301301358