Windows 10 Operating System: Vulnerability Assessment and Exploitation

Softic, Jasmin; Vejzović, Zanin

doi:10.1109/infoteh53737.2022.9751274

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“…Different Windows 10 versions' susceptibility to specific attacks underscores need for continuous monitoring and updates to improve system protection. Research highlights importance of further studies to evaluate vulnerabilities and recommend enhanced solutions for Windows 10 security 14,15 . The study uses modern internet tools to analyze weaknesses in Windows OS.…”

Section: Related Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vulnerability Assessment of Operating Systems in Healthcare: Exploitation Implications Techniques and Security

Muhammad Ahsan Qureshi,

Shakeel Ahmed,

Asim Mahmood

et al. 2024

HSJ

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Aim: This research highlights the importance of vulnerability assessment and techniques for exploiting the Windows operating system (OS) in health care. Utilizing CVE data and other vulnerability reports plays a crucial role in evaluating healthcare's operating system security posture. Security tools such as Metasploit, msfvenom, Nessus, and Nmap were required to conduct vulnerability assessments and intrusion experiments in a simulated environment. Material & Methods: The research followed a typical ethical hacking procedure, including reconnaissance, network scanning, vulnerability assessment, exploit creation, and gaining access to the latest version of the Windows OS. Despite installing the latest version of Windows, complete protection against attacks is not guaranteed. Future Research Directions: Further research is necessary to assess the system's vulnerabilities and recommend improved solutions thoroughly.

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Section: Related Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vulnerability Assessment of Operating Systems in Healthcare: Exploitation Implications Techniques and Security

Muhammad Ahsan Qureshi,

Shakeel Ahmed,

Asim Mahmood

et al. 2024

HSJ

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“…OS weaknesses that provide a means for hackers to gain system privileges without proper authentication A review of the literature by the researcher found limited investigations into the vulnerabilities of popular enterprise operating systems. In [28] conducted a vulnerability assessment of Windows 10 and employed CVE data to test the security of the system. In [29] author examined Linux OS security and how updates can help overcome some of its vulnerabilities.…”

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Operating Systems Vulnerability – An Examination of Windows 10, macOS, and Ubuntu from 2015 to 2021

Softić¹,

Vejzović²

2022

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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This study investigated the vulnerabilities of three operating systems: Windows 10, macOS, and Ubuntu. The analysis of secondary data obtained from the CVE and NVD databases for the study period demonstrates varying OS vulnerability. Quantitative assessment of the vulnerability (using the vulnerability score) for the investigated operating systems found consistent results in the security vulnerability of these OS. The correlation of the disclosed vulnerabilities data and the average weighted vulnerability yielded coefficients of -0.3674, -0.4081, and 0.3473 for macOS, Windows 10, and Ubuntu Linux. These results demonstrate windows 10 as having the highest security vulnerability, followed by macOS. Ubuntu Linux had the lowest vulnerability scores. These results were validated by the CVSS distribution of the vulnerability score. The results point to the impact of the popularity of OS on the number of attacks in a given period. OS used by many people tend to attract significant attacks testing their integrity, security, and safety.

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“…Several researchers have studied the vulnerabilities of Windows 10 and 11 as well as the possibility of exploiting them based on Wi-Fi networks. In [1] the authors analyzed the security weaknesses of Windows 10 and offered several experimental results that shown that the system does not ensure full protection against several type of attacks. The authors of [2] made a comprehensive survey of the existing operating system vulnerabilities with respect to different types of cyber-attacks and with respect to the known viruses, while in [3] are highlighted a number of security breaches that may appear when coexistence of different networks, like 5G and Wi-Fi is involved.…”

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“…NBT-NS and LLMNR are two almost identical protocols, with the difference that NBT-NS is only usable for IPv4 addresses only. [1] NBT-NS, LLMNR and mDNS broadcast a query across the network but do not have the ability to verify the integrity of responses received. Based on this, attackers can exploit this mechanism by receiving queries and sending a series of false answers to stations.…”

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Vulnerabilities of Windows systems through Wi-Fi infrastructure

Popescu¹,

Capota²,

Țene³

et al. 2023

Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies XI

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The purpose of this paper is to validate the existence of vulnerabilities in computer networks - wireless networks which have in their architecture Windows operating systems. In order to demonstrate the vulnerabilities that still exist in windows 10 and windows 11 operating systems, the NetBIOS Name Service, Link Local Multicast Name Resolution, multicast DNS and WPAD protocols will be exploited. By exploiting these protocols, users' access credentials to the systems can be obtained. At the same time, we will propose a series of solutions that will reduce the chances of exploiting these protocols, to increase the security level of the network. Another role of this paper is to show that the use of Wi-Fi networks for the purpose of conveying confidential data is still unsafe. It also highlights the fact that improper use of the operating system Windows can lead to obtaining access data to an attacker who does not need powerful resources. The WPA2 protocol will be exploited to gain access to network resources, to subsequently formulate a series of conclusions aimed at inhibiting or completely reducing these security issues.

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Windows 10 Operating System: Vulnerability Assessment and Exploitation

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

Vulnerability Assessment of Operating Systems in Healthcare: Exploitation Implications Techniques and Security

Vulnerability Assessment of Operating Systems in Healthcare: Exploitation Implications Techniques and Security

Operating Systems Vulnerability – An Examination of Windows 10, macOS, and Ubuntu from 2015 to 2021

Vulnerabilities of Windows systems through Wi-Fi infrastructure

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