| VID |
26862 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
Microsoft Security Update for December 2021 is not installed. The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities
- An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2021-41333, CVE-2021-43207, CVE-2021-43223, CVE-2021-43226, CVE-2021-43229, CVE-2021-43230, CVE-2021-43231, CVE-2021-43237, CVE-2021-43238, CVE-2021-43239, CVE-2021-43240, CVE-2021-43247, CVE-2021-43248, CVE-2021-43883, CVE-2021-43893)
- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-43215, CVE-2021-43217, CVE-2021-43232, CVE-2021-43233, CVE-2021-43234)
- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2021-43216, CVE-2021-43222, CVE-2021-43224, CVE-2021-43227, CVE-2021-43235, CVE-2021-43236, CVE-2021-43244)
- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected component to deny system or application services. (CVE-2021-43219, CVE-2021-43228, CVE-2021-43246)
* 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 December 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-2021-41333,CVE-2021-43207,CVE-2021-43215,CVE-2021-43216,CVE-2021-43217,CVE-2021-43219,CVE-2021-43222,CVE-2021-43223,CVE-2021-43224 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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