Microsoft Windows 8 is no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.
Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(192840);
script_version("1.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/02");
script_name(english:"Microsoft Windows 8 SEoL");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An unsupported version of Microsoft Windows is installed on the remote host.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Microsoft Windows 8 is no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.
Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may
contain security vulnerabilities.");
# https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18581/lifecycle-faq-windows-products
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?31eb1659");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to a version of Microsoft Windows that is currently supported.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"windows");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"manual");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_rationale", value:"Tenable standard unsupported software score.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/04/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"seol_date", value:"2016/01/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"unsupported_by_vendor", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("microsoft_windows_installed.nbin");
exit(0);
}
include('ucf.inc');
var os = ucf::get_os_cpe(vendor:'microsoft', product:'windows_8', type:'local');
var constraints = [
{ seol : 20160112 }
];
ucf::os::check_and_report(os_info:os.info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_NOTE);