Software Update: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.3

Microsoft has updated its Baseline Security Analyzer to version 2.3. MBSA can perform a scan on a Windows system to see if there are any known security ‘holes’. This includes patches that have not yet been installed, but also incorrect settings that pose a security risk. Compared to version 2.2, only a few minor issues have been fixed in the program, but Microsoft does not go into details.

What is the latest version of MBSA?

MBSA 2.3 builds on the previous version, MBSA 2.2 and corrects minor issues reported by customers. MBSA 2.3 is supported on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

MBSA is built on the Windows Update Agent and Microsoft Update infrastructure, ensuring consistency across Microsoft management products, including Microsoft Update (MU), Windows Server Update Services 2.0 and 3.0 (WSUS), Systems Management Server Inventory Tool for Microsoft Update (ITMU) ( SMS), System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007, and Small Business Server (SBS.)

Unless specifically noted, all references to MBSA 2.0 in the MBSA TechNet pages also apply to all versions of MBSA.