--- title: "All Windows Users Are At High Risk, Says Indian Government, What To Do?" description: "All Windows 11 and Windows 10 users are facing the high-risk warning for two vulnerabilities that may affect your security system" author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2024-08-21 updated: 2024-08-21 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/3972/all-windows-users-are-at-high-risk-says-indian-government-what-to-do category: "windows 11" tags: ["windows security", "windows 10", "cybersecurity"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # All Windows Users Are At High Risk, Says Indian Government, What To Do? Windows Users in India received currently a high-risk warning from the Government of India which issued a warning to **Windows 11 and Windows 10 users** on two [security vulnerabilities](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102608/can-you-detail-the-functions-of-google-s-project-zero-for-discovering-security-vulnerabilities) in the [operating system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/229069/operating-system-development). This [news](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/news) article will guide you through the recent Windows security loophole and the ways to get out of this. The news is related to the Windows users who are at high risk and received the notice from the *Ministry of [Electronics and Information](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45175/who-is-the-current-minister-of-law-and-justice-and-minister-of-electronics-and-information-technology-ministry-of-india) Technology (MeitY)* to make sure their Windows is running properly specifically for Windows 11 and Windows 10 users. Further, the institution said that exploiting these vulnerabilities could help an attacker gain 'enhanced privileges' on the aimed system. ## Highlights \ 1- Windows 11 and Windows 10 Users are at high risk \ 2- Computer [Emergency Response](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32865/who-is-covered-by-the-occupational-safety-and-health-administration-s-osha-hazardous-waste-operations-and-emergency-response-standard-hazwoper) Team (CRET-In) issued the first warning \ 3- CRET- In told the company Microsoft has fixed the issue In an advisory report, the [cybersecurity agency](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82562/russian-involvement-let-s-italy-form-cybersecurity-agency) shared the details about this information "These vulnerabilities exist in [Windows-based systems](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/326090/the-history-of-windows-operating-system) supporting Virtualization Based Security (VBS) and Windows Backup. An attacker with appropriate privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities to reintroduce previously mitigated issues or bypass VBS protection," "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the targeted system," The report includes the statement. The two vulnerabilities that have been introduced by the [security agency](https://www.meity.gov.in/) have a vast impact on various servers and networks of Microsoft Windows users the servers that have been affected by the vulnerabilities are listed below- ### Windows Version That Have Been Affected - Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) - Windows Server 2016 - Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems - Windows 10 for x64-based Systems - Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems - Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems - Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems - Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) - Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems - Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems - Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems - Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems - Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems - Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems - Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems - Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) - Windows Server 2022 - Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) - Windows Server 2019 - Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems - Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems **What to do? / Solution**\ As per the recent update of the security institute, CRET states that the necessary precautions have been taken by the [Microsoft company](https://www.mindstick.com/category/blog/microsoft) against the vulnerabilities. And to make them secure all Windows users must download the [latest update](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156098/what-is-the-latest-update-in-seo) of the Windows and run it accordingly.\ --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/3972/all-windows-users-are-at-high-risk-says-indian-government-what-to-do Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.