IUpdate::get_MsrcSeverity method (wuapi.h)

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06/24/2021

Gets the Microsoft Security Response Center severity rating of the update.

This property is read-only.

Syntax

HRESULT get_MsrcSeverity(
  BSTR *retval
);

Parameters

retval

Return value

None

Remarks

The following ratings are the possible severity ratings of a security issue that is fixed by an update. These ratings were revised by the Microsoft Security Response Center in November 2002.

Term	Description
Critical	A security issue whose exploitation could allow the propagation of an Internet worm without user action.
Important	A security issue whose exploitation could result in compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of users' data, or of the integrity or availability of processing resources.
Moderate	Exploitation is mitigated to a significant degree by factors such as default configuration, auditing, or difficulty of exploitation.
Low	A security issue whose exploitation is extremely difficult, or whose impact is minimal.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional with SP3 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server with SP3 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	wuapi.h
Library	Wuguid.lib
DLL	Wuapi.dll