Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform EoP Vulnerability (Apr 2020)

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.816869");
  script_version("2025-08-05T05:45:17+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-0835");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-05 05:45:17 +0000 (Tue, 05 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-04-22 20:19:00 +0000 (Wed, 22 Apr 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-04-15 08:39:55 +0530 (Wed, 15 Apr 2020)");
  script_name("Microsoft Defender Antimalware Platform EoP Vulnerability (Apr 2020)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
  update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Defender
  Antimalware Platform dated 14th April 2020");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists when Windows Defender antimalware
  platform improperly handles hard links.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
  to overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Windows Defender Antimalware Platform.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Run the Windows Update to update the windows
  antimalware platform to the latest version available. Typically, no action is
  required as the built-in mechanism for the automatic detection and deployment
  of updates will apply the update itself.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0835");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");

  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion", "microsoft/defender/platform_version");
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

defender_version = get_kb_item("microsoft/defender/platform_version");
if(!defender_version)
  exit(0);

if(version_is_less(version:defender_version, test_version:"4.18.2001.112")){
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:defender_version, fixed_version: "4.18.2001.112");
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);