Microsoft Windows 10: Service: Xbox Live Auth Manager

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winxboxliveauthmanager.nasl 11344 2018-09-12 06:57:52Z emoss $ Check value for Xbox Live Auth Manager XblAuthManager Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

Microsoft Windows Device Guard CVE-2018-8212 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local security-bypass vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions. This may aid in further attacks. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems...

Epic Games Launcher 7.9.4-4058369 Insecure File Permissions

i? Epic Games Launcher 7.9.4-4058369 Insecure File Permissions Vendor: Epic Games, Inc. Product web page: https://www.epicgames.com Affected version: 7.9.4-4058369 7.9.3-4051644 7.9.2 7.9.1-4016505 7.8.0-3988049 7.7.0 Summary: Epic Games Launcher is a shareware desktop tool that allows you to buy...

Epic Games Fortnite 4.2-CL-4072250 Insecure File Permissions

Summary Fortnite is a co-op sandbox survival game developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly and published by Epic Games. The game was released as a paid-for early access title for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on July 25, 2017, with a full free-to-play release expected in...

Adobe Flash Security Update (KB4103729)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4103729 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2018-8164 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit...

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-8141 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability. Local attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further attacks. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows 10 version...

Microsoft Windows 10: Accounts: Rename administrator account

The Accounts: Rename administrator account policy setting determines whether a different account name is associated with the security identifier SID for the administrator account. Because the administrator account exists on all Windows 10 for desktop editions Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education,...

Microsoft Windows 10: Restore files and directories

This security setting determines which users can bypass file, directory, registry, and other persistent object permissions when they restore backed up files and directories, and it determines which users can set valid security principals as the owner of an object. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id:...

Microsoft Windows 10: Force shutdown from a remote system

This security setting determines which users are allowed to shut down a device from a remote location on the network. This allows members of the Administrators group or specific users to manage computers for tasks such as a restart from a remote location. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id:...

Microsoft Windows 10: Access this computer from the network

The Access this computer from the network policy setting determines which users can connect to the device from the network. This capability is required by a number of network protocols, including Server Message Block SMB-based protocols, NetBIOS, Common Internet File System CIFS, and Component...

Microsoft Windows 10: Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services

This policy setting determines which users or groups can access the logon screen of a remote device through a Remote Desktop Services connection. It is possible for a user to establish a Remote Desktop Services connection to a particular server but not be able to log on to the console of that sam...

Microsoft Windows 10: Allow log on locally

This policy setting determines which users can start an interactive session on the device. Users must have this user right to log on over a Remote Desktop Services session that is running on a Windows-based member device or domain controller. C Microsoft Corporation 2017. Copyright C 2018 Greenbo...

Microsoft Windows 10: Deny access to this computer from the network

This security setting determines which users are prevented from accessing a device over the network. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: win10denyaccessfromnetwork.nasl 11532 2018-09-21 19:07:30Z cfischer $ Check value for Deny access to this computer from the network WMI Authors: Emanuel Moss...

Microsoft Windows 10: Take ownership of files or other objects

This policy setting determines which users can take ownership of any securable object in the device, including Active Directory objects, NTFS files and folders, printers, registry keys, services, processes, and threads. Every object has an owner, whether the object resides in an NTFS volume or...

Microsoft Windows 10: Deny log on as a service

This policy setting determines which users are prevented from logging on to the service applications on a device. A service is an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface. It provides core operating system features, such as web serving, event logging, file...

Microsoft Windows 10: Create global objects

This policy setting determines which users can create global objects that are available to all sessions. Users can still create objects that are specific to their own session if they do not have this user right. A global object is an object that is created to be used by any number of processes or...

Microsoft Windows 10: Perform volume maintenance tasks

This policy setting determines which users can perform volume or disk management tasks, such as defragmenting an existing volume, creating or removing volumes, and running the Disk Cleanup tool. Use caution when assigning this user right. Users with this user right can explore disks and extend...

Microsoft Windows 10: Debug programs

This policy setting determines which users can attach to or open any process, even those they do not own. Developers who are debugging their own applications do not need to be assigned this user right. Developers who are debugging new system components need this user right. This user right provid...

Microsoft Windows 10: Create a token object

This policy setting determines which accounts a process can use to create a token, and which accounts it can then use to gain access to local resources when the process uses NtCreateToken or other token-creation APIs. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: win10createtokenobject.nasl 11532 2018-09-21...