Search for Unapproved Windows Patches

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appFamily

Use values within quotes or backticks to find patches belonging to certain applications.

Examples

Find patches for SQL Server

appFamily: SQL Server

Find patches that contain parts of the application name

appFamily: "SQL Server 2017 Express Edition"

Find patches that match exact value

appFamily: `SQL Server 2017`

architecture

Use a text value ##### to find patches applied to a certain architecture (x86, x64).

Example

Find patches for x64

architecture: x64

bulletin

Use a text value ##### to find patches with certain bulletin name.

Example

Find patches related to bulletin

bulletin: MS-17-NET-04

Use a text value ##### to find patches of certain category (Security Patches, Software Distribution, Security Tools, Non-security Patches, Custom Actions).

Example

Show patches of category Security Patches

category: "Security Patches"

cve

Use a text value ##### to find patches by certain CVE ID.

Example

Find patches for this CVE ID

cve: CVE-208-0760

downloadMethod

Use a text value ##### to find patches by certain download method (Automatic, Unavailable, AcquireFromVendor).

- Automatic - Patch downloadable via the Cloud Agent (Qualys Patchable: Yes)

- AcquireFromVendor - Patch must be acquired from the vendor and installed manually (Qualys Patchable: No)

- Unavailable - Patch information is not available (Qualys Patchable: No)

Example

Find unavailable patches

downloadMethod: unavailable

isRollback

Use the values true | false to find patches which are rolled back.

Example

Show rolled back patches

isRollback: true

isSecurity

Use the values true | false to find patches of type Security.

Example

Show security patches

isSuperseded: true

isSuperseded

Use the values true | false to find patches superseded by one or more replacement patches.

Example

Show superseded patches

isSuperseded: true

Use a text value ##### to find patches with KB number issued by Microsoft for individual patch (Microsoft only).

Example

Find patches related to KB number

kb: KB401572

modifiedDate

Use a date range or specific date to find when patches were last modified.

Examples

Show patches modified within certain dates

modifiedDate: [2018-02-01 ... 2018-02-12]

Show patches modified starting 2018-02-01, ending 1 month ago

modifiedDate: [2018-02-01 ... now-1M]

Show patches modified starting 2 weeks ago, ending 1 second ago

modifiedDate: [now-2w ... now-1s]

Show patches modified on certain date

modifiedDate:'2018-02-22'

patchId

Use a text value ##### to find patches by patch ID.

Example

Find patches with this ID

patchId: 8fc0797d-2c7b-3c08-8e7b-48c30585a702

product

Use values within quotes or backticks to find products affected by a patch.

Examples

Find products related to name

product: Internet Explorer

Find products that contain parts of name

product: "Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1;

Find products that match exact value

product: `Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems (KB2901549)`

publishedDate

Use a date range or specific date to find when patches were last published.

Examples

Show patches published within certain dates

publishedDate: [2018-02-01 ... 2018-02-12]

Show patches published starting 2018-02-01, ending 1 month ago

publishedDate: [2018-02-01 ... now-1M]

Show patches published starting 2 weeks ago, ending 1 second ago

publishedDate: [now-2w ... now-1s]

Show patches published on certain date

publishedDate:'2018-02-22'

qid

Use a text value ##### to find patches by certain QID.

Example

Find patches for this QID

qid: 3015321

rebootRequired

Use the values true | false to find patches that require reboot.

Example

Show patches where reboot is required

rebootRequired: true

supersededBy

Use a text value ##### to find patches that are superseded by other patch (patch ID).

Example

Find patches that are superseded by this patch

supersededBy: 8fc0797d-2c7b-3c08-8e7b-48c30585a702

supersedes

Use a text value ##### to find patches that supersede other patch (patch ID).

Example

Find patches that supersede this patch

supersedes: 8fc0797d-2c7b-3c08-8e7b-48c30585a702

title

Use values within quotes or backticks to find patches with certain title.

Examples

Find patches related to title

title: Security

Find patches that contain parts of title

title: "Security and Quality Rollup for the .Net Framework"

Find patches that match exact value

title: `Security for the .Net Framework`

type

Use a text value ##### to find patches of certain type (OS, Application).

Example

Show patches of type Application

type: "Application"

vendor

Use values within quotes or backticks to find patches from a certain vendor.

Examples

Find patches related to vendor name

vendor: Microsoft

Find patches that contain parts of vendor name

vendor: "Microsoft Corporation"

Find patches that match exact value

vendorlink: `Microsoft`

vendorlink

Use quotes or backticks within values to find URL of a certain vendor.

Examples

Find Vendor URL related to URL

vendorlink: https://support.microsoft.com

Find Vendor URL that contain parts of vendor name

vendorlink: "Microsoft"

Find Vendor URL that match exact value

vendorlink: `https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114739`

vendorSeverity

Use a text value ##### to find patches with certain vendor assigned severity level (Critical, Important, Moderate, Low, None).

Example

Find patches with this vendor assigned severity level

vendorSeverity: Critical