diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index 1be71d4fb0..745a160f94 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -181,17 +181,7 @@ func ViaHTTP(header http.Header, body string, toLocalFile bool) (models.ScanResu
 			kernelVersion = formatKernelVersion(osInfo)
 		}
 
-		w := &windows{
-			base: base{
-				Distro: config.Distro{Family: family, Release: release},
-				osPackages: osPackages{
-					Kernel: models.Kernel{Version: kernelVersion},
-				},
-				log: logging.Log,
-			},
-		}
-
-		kbs, err := w.detectKBsFromKernelVersion()
+		kbs, err := DetectKBsFromKernelVersion(release, kernelVersion)
 		if err != nil {
 			return models.ScanResult{}, xerrors.Errorf("Failed to detect KBs from kernel version. err: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/scanner/windows.go b/scanner/windows.go
index 872d74e618..9b2941883b 100644
--- a/scanner/windows.go
+++ b/scanner/windows.go
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ func (o *windows) scanKBs() (*models.WindowsKB, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	kbs, err := o.detectKBsFromKernelVersion()
+	kbs, err := DetectKBsFromKernelVersion(o.getDistro().Release, o.Kernel.Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("Failed to detect KBs from kernel version. err: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -4399,14 +4399,14 @@ var windowsReleases = map[string]map[string]map[string]updateProgram{
 	},
 }
 
-func (o *windows) detectKBsFromKernelVersion() (models.WindowsKB, error) {
-	switch ss := strings.Split(o.Kernel.Version, "."); len(ss) {
+func DetectKBsFromKernelVersion(release, kernelVersion string) (models.WindowsKB, error) {
+	switch ss := strings.Split(kernelVersion, "."); len(ss) {
 	case 3:
 		return models.WindowsKB{}, nil
 	case 4:
 		switch {
-		case strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows 10 "), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows 11 "):
-			osver := strings.Split(o.getDistro().Release, " ")[1]
+		case strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows 10 "), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows 11 "):
+			osver := strings.Split(release, " ")[1]
 
 			verReleases, ok := windowsReleases["Client"][osver]
 			if !ok {
@@ -4448,8 +4448,8 @@ func (o *windows) detectKBsFromKernelVersion() (models.WindowsKB, error) {
 			}
 
 			return kbs, nil
-		case strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server 2016"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server, Version 1709"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server, Version 1809"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server 2019"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server, Version 1903"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server, Version 1909"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server, Version 2004"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server, Version 20H2"), strings.HasPrefix(o.getDistro().Release, "Windows Server 2022"):
-			osver := strings.TrimSpace(strings.NewReplacer("Windows Server", "", ",", "", "(Server Core installation)", "").Replace(o.getDistro().Release))
+		case strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server 2016"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server, Version 1709"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server, Version 1809"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server 2019"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server, Version 1903"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server, Version 1909"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server, Version 2004"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server, Version 20H2"), strings.HasPrefix(release, "Windows Server 2022"):
+			osver := strings.TrimSpace(strings.NewReplacer("Windows Server", "", ",", "", "(Server Core installation)", "").Replace(release))
 
 			verReleases, ok := windowsReleases["Server"][osver]
 			if !ok {
@@ -4495,7 +4495,7 @@ func (o *windows) detectKBsFromKernelVersion() (models.WindowsKB, error) {
 			return models.WindowsKB{}, nil
 		}
 	default:
-		return models.WindowsKB{}, xerrors.Errorf("unexpected kernel version. expected: <major version>.<minor version>.<build>(.<revision>), actual: %s", o.Kernel.Version)
+		return models.WindowsKB{}, xerrors.Errorf("unexpected kernel version. expected: <major version>.<minor version>.<build>(.<revision>), actual: %s", kernelVersion)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/scanner/windows_test.go b/scanner/windows_test.go
index 7db1260a05..7b8665a0ae 100644
--- a/scanner/windows_test.go
+++ b/scanner/windows_test.go
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ func Test_windows_detectKBsFromKernelVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			o := &windows{
 				base: tt.base,
 			}
-			got, err := o.detectKBsFromKernelVersion()
+			got, err := DetectKBsFromKernelVersion(o.getDistro().Release, o.Kernel.Version)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("windows.detectKBsFromKernelVersion() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return