Importing of cookies must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-235732 | EDGE-00-000015 | SV-235732r960963_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Allows users to import cookies from another browser into Microsoft Edge. If this policy is disabled, cookies are not imported on first run. If this policy is not configured, cookies are imported on first run. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-235732r960963_chk)
The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of cookies" must be set to "disabled".
Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
If the value for "ImportCookies" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38914r626393_fix)
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of cookies" to "disabled".