After Log4j, December’s Patch Tuesday has snuck up on us

For anyone about to sit back after checking their environment for the Log4j vulnerabilities and applying patches where needed, here are some more things that need patching. Microsoft In 2021’s final Patch Tuesday, Microsoft included a total of 67 fixes for security vulnerabilities. The total set ...

CVE-2021-43883

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

CVE-2021-43883

CVE-2021-43883 is a Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege vulnerability. The Windows Installer component can be abused when a user is tricked into installing a malicious package, enabling an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. The CVSS details in the provided data show a local ...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB5008212)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB5008212 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Microsoft Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2021-43883)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system...

KB5008282: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Update (December 2021)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5008282 or cumulative update 5008244. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges. CVE-2021-40441, CVE-2021-41333, CVE-2021-43207,...

KB5008207: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 Security Update (December 2021)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5008207. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. CVE-2021-43215, CVE-2021-43217,...

KB5008230: Windows 10 version 1507 Security Update (December 2021)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5008230. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. CVE-2021-43215, CVE-2021-43217,...

KB5008215: Windows 11 Security Update (December 2021)

The Windows 11 installation on the remote host is missing security updates. 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,...

KB5008271: Windows Server 2008 Security Update (December 2021)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5008271 or cumulative update 5008274. 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-2021-43226,...

KB5008206: Windows 10 Version 1909 Security Update (December 2021)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5008206. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - 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,...

KB5008255: Windows Server 2012 Security Update (December 2021)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5008255 or cumulative update 5008277. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges. CVE-2021-40441, CVE-2021-41333, CVE-2021-43207,...

KB5008223: Windows Server 2022 Security Update (December 2021)

The Windows Server 2022 installation on the remote host is missing security updates. 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,...

KB5008218: Windows 10 version 1809 / Windows Server 2019 Security Update (December 2021)

The Windows 10 1809 / Windows Server 2019 installation on the remote host is missing security updates. 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,...