USB Drives Enumeration (WMI)

info Nessus Plugin ID 24274

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Synopsis

It is possible to obtain the list of USB drives on the remote host.

Description

By connecting to the remote host with the supplied credentials, it is possible to extract the list of USB drives of the remote host and the drive name attached to each.

Solution

Make sure that use of external USB drives matches your organization's security policy.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 24274

File Name: wmi_usb_drives.nbin

Version: 1.256

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/5/2007

Updated: 7/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/WMI/Available

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