| VID |
26852 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
Microsoft Security Update for March 2021 is not installed. The remote Windows host is missing a security update.
- An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2021-1640, CVE-2021-26862, CVE-2021-26866, CVE-2021-26868, CVE-2021-26871, CVE-2021-26872, CVE-2021-26873, CVE-2021-26875, CVE-2021-26878, CVE-2021-26882, CVE-2021-26885, CVE-2021-26898, CVE-2021-26899, CVE-2021-26901, CVE-2021-27077)
- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2021-24107, CVE-2021-26869, CVE-2021-26884)
- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected component to deny system or application services. (CVE-2021-26879, CVE-2021-26886)
- An memory corruption vulnerability exists. An attacker can exploit this to corrupt the memory and cause unexpected behaviors within the system/application.
(CVE-2021-26411)
- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-26861, CVE-2021-26881)
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of this condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009469
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009470
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009471
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4000825
* Platforms Affected:
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin March 2021 Microsoft security update at
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009469
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009470
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009471
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4000825
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2021-1640,CVE-2021-24107,CVE-2021-26411,CVE-2021-26861,CVE-2021-26862,CVE-2021-26866,CVE-2021-26868,CVE-2021-26869,CVE-2021-26871 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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