Visible to the public Windows 10 Operating System: Vulnerability Assessment and Exploitation

TitleWindows 10 Operating System: Vulnerability Assessment and Exploitation
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsSoftić, Jasmin, Vejzović, Zanin
Conference Name2022 21st International Symposium INFOTEH-JAHORINA (INFOTEH)
Keywordscomposability, cyber-attack, Instruments, Metrics, Operating systems, Penetration Testing, pubcrawl, Resiliency, security, Software, System performance, Testing, Vulnerability, vulnerability assessment, Windows 10, Windows Operating System Security
AbstractThe study focused on assessing and testing Windows 10 to identify possible vulnerabilities and their ability to withstand cyber-attacks. CVE data, alongside other vulnerability reports, were instrumental in measuring the operating system's performance. Metasploit and Nmap were essential in penetration and intrusion experiments in a simulated environment. The study applied the following testing procedure: information gathering, scanning and results analysis, vulnerability selection, launch attacks, and gaining access to the operating system. Penetration testing involved eight attacks, two of which were effective against the different Windows 10 versions. Installing the latest version of Windows 10 did not guarantee complete protection against attacks. Further research is essential in assessing the system's vulnerabilities are recommending better solutions.
NotesISSN: 2767-9470
DOI10.1109/INFOTEH53737.2022.9751274
Citation Keysoftic_windows_2022