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You are conducting a vulnerability scan on a client’s network (172.16.1.0/24) using OpenVAS. The scan identifies a critical vulnerability (CVE-2017-0143) on a Windows machine. Based on the CVSS 3.1 metrics, what is the most likely Attack Vector (AV) for this SMB-related vulnerability?