Amazon Inspector Expands Agentless EC2 Scanning with Windows OS Vulnerability Support

Amazon Inspector enhanced its agentless vulnerability scanning to cover Windows operating system flaws using Knowledge Base-based findings.

By Clara Morgan · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-03-23 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-03-23. Source published: 2026-03-18. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

Amazon Inspector's recent update broadened its agentless scanning capabilities to include Windows OS vulnerability detection without requiring agents. This allows security teams to identify vulnerabilities in various software and newly supported Windows systems on EC2 instances.

Additionally, Amazon Inspector introduced consolidated Windows KB-based findings, grouping related CVEs addressed by a single Microsoft patch, simplifying vulnerability management. Customers receive automatic findings with no configuration changes needed, with these features available across all supported AWS regions.

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Source published 2026-03-18. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.