Microsoft Windows Server Version 1709 Unsupported Version Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 154955

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Synopsis

The remote operating system is no longer supported.

Description

Microsoft Windows Server version 1709 is running on the remote host.
Microsoft ended support for Windows Server version 1709 on Apr 9, 2019.

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: 154955

File Name: smb_win_srv_1709_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/8/2021

Updated: 4/22/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable score for unsupported products.

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: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Excluded KB Items: SMB/not_windows

Detections

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