Microsoft Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (261)Downloads
32025-02-25CAT I (High): 29CAT II (Medium): 214CAT III (Low): 18
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
ClassifiedPublicSensitive
I - Mission Critical ClassifiedI - Mission Critical PublicI - Mission Critical Sensitive
II - Mission Support ClassifiedII - Mission Support PublicII - Mission Support Sensitive
III - Administrative ClassifiedIII - Administrative PublicIII - Administrative Sensitive

Findings - MAC I - Mission Critical Sensitive

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-220697
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Domain-joined systems must use Windows 10 Enterprise Edition 64-bit version.Features such as Credential Guard use virtualization-based security to protect information that could be used in credential theft attacks if compromis...
V-220698
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 domain-joined systems must have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) enabled and ready for use.Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to protect information that could be used in credential theft attacks if compromised. A number of ...
V-220699
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 systems must have Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware and be configured to run in UEFI mode, not Legacy BIOS.UEFI provides additional security features in comparison to legacy BIOS firmware, including Secure Boot. UEFI is required to support additional securi...
V-220701
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must employ automated mechanisms to determine the state of system components with regard to flaw remediation using the following frequency: Continuously, where ESS is used; 30 days, for any additional internal network scans not covered by ESS; and annually, for external scans by Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).An approved tool for continuous network scanning must be installed and configured to run. Without the use of automated mechanisms to scan for securit...
V-220705
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The operating system must employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs.Utilizing an allowlist provides a configuration management method for allowing the execution of only authorized software. Using only authorized softwa...
V-220709
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Alternate operating systems must not be permitted on the same system.Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow security to be circumvented....
V-220710
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Non system-created file shares on a system must limit access to groups that require it.Shares which provide network access, should not typically exist on a workstation except for system-created administrative shares, and could potentiall...
V-220713
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Only accounts responsible for the backup operations must be members of the Backup Operators group.Backup Operators are able to read and write to any file in the system, regardless of the rights assigned to it. Backup and restore rights permit user...
V-220714
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Only authorized user accounts must be allowed to create or run virtual machines on Windows 10 systems.Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow users to circumvent security. For Hyper-V, preventing unauthorized users from bei...
V-220716
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Accounts must be configured to require password expiration.Passwords that do not expire increase exposure with a greater probability of being discovered or cracked....
V-220717
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Permissions for system files and directories must conform to minimum requirements.Changing the system's file and directory permissions allows the possibility of unauthorized and anonymous modification to the operating system and ins...
V-220719
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) must not be installed on the system.Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic....
V-220720
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Simple TCP/IP Services must not be installed on the system.Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic....
V-220721
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Telnet Client must not be installed on the system.Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic....
V-220722
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The TFTP Client must not be installed on the system.Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic....
V-220723
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Software certificate installation files must be removed from Windows 10.Use of software certificates and their accompanying installation files for end users to access resources is less secure than the use of hardware-based...
V-220724
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
A host-based firewall must be installed and enabled on the system.A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules....
V-220725
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Inbound exceptions to the firewall on Windows 10 domain workstations must only allow authorized remote management hosts.Allowing inbound access to domain workstations from other systems may allow lateral movement across systems if credentials are compromised. Limiting ...
V-220728
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows PowerShell 2.0 feature must be disabled on the system.Windows PowerShell 5.0 added advanced logging features which can provide additional detail when malware has been run on a system. Disabling the Windo...
V-220729
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the system.SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and prei...
V-220730
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the SMB server.SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and prei...
V-220731
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the SMB client.SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and prei...
V-220732
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Secondary Logon service must be disabled on Windows 10.The Secondary Logon service provides a means for entering alternate credentials, typically used to run commands with elevated privileges. Using privi...
V-220733
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Orphaned security identifiers (SIDs) must be removed from user rights on Windows 10.Accounts or groups given rights on a system may show up as unresolved SIDs for various reasons including deletion of the accounts or groups. If the a...
V-220734
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Bluetooth must be turned off unless approved by the organization.If not configured properly, Bluetooth may allow rogue devices to communicate with a system. If a rogue device is paired with a system, there is potent...
V-220735
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Bluetooth must be turned off when not in use.If not configured properly, Bluetooth may allow rogue devices to communicate with a system. If a rogue device is paired with a system, there is potent...
V-220736
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must notify the user when a Bluetooth device attempts to connect.If not configured properly, Bluetooth may allow rogue devices to communicate with a system. If a rogue device is paired with a system, there is potent...
V-220738
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 nonpersistent VM sessions must not exceed 24 hours.For virtual desktop implementations (VDIs) where the virtual desktop instance is deleted or refreshed upon logoff, the organization should enforce tha...
V-220739
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 account lockout duration must be configured to 15 minutes or greater.The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. This parameter specifies the amount of time that an ...
V-220740
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The number of allowed bad logon attempts must be configured to 3 or less.The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. The higher this value is, the less effective the acco...
V-220741
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The period of time before the bad logon counter is reset must be configured to 15 minutes.The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. This parameter specifies the period of time that must...
V-220742
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The password history must be configured to 24 passwords remembered.A system is more vulnerable to unauthorized access when system users recycle the same password several times without being required to change a passwo...
V-220743
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The maximum password age must be configured to 60 days or less.The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the passwords. Scheduled changing of passwo...
V-220744
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The minimum password age must be configured to at least 1 day.Permitting passwords to be changed in immediate succession within the same day allows users to cycle passwords through their history database. This en...
V-220745
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Passwords must, at a minimum, be 14 characters.Information systems not protected with strong password schemes (including passwords of minimum length) provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the...
V-220746
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in Microsoft password complexity filter must be enabled.The use of complex passwords increases their strength against guessing and brute-force attacks. This setting configures the system to verify that new...
V-220748
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Logon - Credential Validation failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220749
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Logon - Credential Validation successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220750
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Management - Security Group Management successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220751
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Management - User Account Management failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220752
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Management - User Account Management successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220753
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Detailed Tracking - PNP Activity successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220754
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Detailed Tracking - Process Creation successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220755
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Account Lockout failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220756
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Group Membership successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220757
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Logoff successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220758
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Logon failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220759
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Logon successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220760
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Special Logon successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220761
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit Object Access - File Share failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220762
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit Object Access - File Share successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220763
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit Object Access - Other Object Access Events successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220764
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit Object Access - Other Object Access Events failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220765
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Object Access - Removable Storage failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220766
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Object Access - Removable Storage successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220767
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Policy Change - Audit Policy Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220768
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Policy Change - Authentication Policy Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220769
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Policy Change - Authorization Policy Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220770
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Privilege Use - Sensitive Privilege Use failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220771
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Privilege Use - Sensitive Privilege Use successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220772
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - IPSec Driver failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220773
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Other System Events successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220774
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Other System Events failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220775
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Security State Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220776
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Security System Extension successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220777
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - System Integrity failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220778
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - System Integrity successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220779
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Application event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater.Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention ...
V-220780
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Security event log size must be configured to 1024000 KB or greater.Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention ...
V-220781
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The System event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater.Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention ...
V-220782
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 permissions for the Application event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220783
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 permissions for the Security event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220784
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 permissions for the System event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220786
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit Other Policy Change Events Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220787
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff Events Successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220788
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff Events Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220789
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit Detailed File Share Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220790
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change Successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220791
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220792
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Camera access from the lock screen must be disabled.Enabling camera access from the lock screen could allow for unauthorized use. Requiring logon will ensure the device is only used by authorized perso...
V-220793
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must cover or disable the built-in or attached camera when not in use.It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessa...
V-220794
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The display of slide shows on the lock screen must be disabled.Slide shows that are displayed on the lock screen could display sensitive information to unauthorized personnel. Turning off this feature will limit ...
V-220795
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
IPv6 source routing must be configured to highest protection.Configuring the system to disable IPv6 source routing protects against spoofing....
V-220796
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent IP source routing.Configuring the system to disable IP source routing protects against spoofing....
V-220799
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local administrator accounts must have their privileged token filtered to prevent elevated privileges from being used over the network on domain systems.A compromised local administrator account can provide means for an attacker to move laterally between domain systems. With User Account Control enabl...
V-220800
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
WDigest Authentication must be disabled.When the WDigest Authentication protocol is enabled, plain text passwords are stored in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) exposin...
V-220801
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Run as different user must be removed from context menus.The "Run as different user" selection from context menus allows the use of credentials other than the currently logged on user. Using privileged cred...
V-220802
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Insecure logons to an SMB server must be disabled.Insecure guest logons allow unauthenticated access to shared folders. Shared resources on a system must require authentication to establish proper ac...
V-220803
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet connection sharing must be disabled.Internet connection sharing makes it possible for an existing internet connection, such as through wireless, to be shared and used by other systems es...
V-220805
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to prioritize ECC Curves with longer key lengths first.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. By default Windows uses ECC curves with...
V-220806
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Simultaneous connections to the internet or a Windows domain must be limited.Multiple network connections can provide additional attack vectors to a system and must be limited. The "Minimize the number of simultaneous connectio...
V-220807
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Connections to non-domain networks when connected to a domain authenticated network must be blocked.Multiple network connections can provide additional attack vectors to a system and should be limited. When connected to a domain, communication must ...
V-220808
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Wi-Fi Sense must be disabled.Wi-Fi Sense automatically connects the system to known hotspots and networks that contacts have shared. It also allows the sharing of the system's kn...
V-220809
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Command line data must be included in process creation events.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220810
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to enable Remote host allows delegation of non-exportable credentials.An exportable version of credentials is provided to remote hosts when using credential delegation which exposes them to theft on the remote host. Res...
V-220811
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Virtualization Based Security must be enabled on Windows 10 with the platform security level configured to Secure Boot or Secure Boot with DMA Protection.Virtualization Based Security (VBS) provides the platform for the additional security features, Credential Guard and Virtualization based protection o...
V-220813
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy must prevent boot drivers.By being launched first by the kernel, ELAM ( Early Launch Antimalware) is ensured to be launched before any third-party software, and is therefore ab...
V-220814
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Group Policy objects must be reprocessed even if they have not changed.Enabling this setting and then selecting the "Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed" option ensures that the policies will be repr...
V-220815
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Downloading print driver packages over HTTP must be prevented.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabil...
V-220816
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Web publishing and online ordering wizards must be prevented from downloading a list of providers.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabil...
V-220817
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Printing over HTTP must be prevented.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabil...
V-220818
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Systems must at least attempt device authentication using certificates.Using certificates to authenticate devices to the domain provides increased security over passwords. By default systems will attempt to authenticate ...
V-220819
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The network selection user interface (UI) must not be displayed on the logon screen.Enabling interaction with the network selection UI allows users to change connections to available networks without signing into Windows....
V-220820
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local users on domain-joined computers must not be enumerated.The username is one part of logon credentials that could be used to gain access to a system. Preventing the enumeration of users limits this informati...
V-220821
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on battery).Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on batt...
V-220822
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The user must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged in).Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged...
V-220824
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unauthenticated RPC clients must be restricted from connecting to the RPC server.Configuring RPC to restrict unauthenticated RPC clients from connecting to the RPC server will prevent anonymous connections....
V-220830
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Window 10.Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it....
V-220832
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Administrator accounts must not be enumerated during elevation.Enumeration of administrator accounts when elevating can provide part of the logon information to an unauthorized user. This setting configures the s...
V-220833
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
If Enhanced diagnostic data is enabled it must be limited to the minimum required to support Windows Analytics.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Limiting this capability ...
V-220834
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows Telemetry must not be configured to Full.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Limiting this capability ...
V-220836
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Defender SmartScreen for Explorer must be enabled.Windows Defender SmartScreen helps protect systems from programs downloaded from the internet that may be malicious. Enabling Windows Defender SmartSc...
V-220837
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Explorer Data Execution Prevention must be enabled.Data Execution Prevention (DEP) provides additional protection by performing checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running. This sett...
V-220839
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
File Explorer shell protocol must run in protected mode.The shell protocol will limit the set of folders applications can open when run in protected mode. Restricting files an application can open, to a l...
V-220840
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must not be allowed to ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen filter warnings for malicious websites in Microsoft Edge.The Windows Defender SmartScreen filter in Microsoft Edge provides warning messages and blocks potentially malicious websites and file downloads. If ...
V-220841
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must not be allowed to ignore Windows Defender SmartScreen filter warnings for unverified files in Microsoft Edge.The Windows Defender SmartScreen filter in Microsoft Edge provides warning messages and blocks potentially malicious websites and file downloads. If ...
V-220842
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to prevent certificate error overrides in Microsoft Edge.Web security certificates provide an indication whether a site is legitimate. This policy setting prevents the user from ignoring Secure Sockets Layer...
V-220843
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The password manager function in the Edge browser must be disabled.Passwords save locally for re-use when browsing may be subject to compromise. Disabling the Edge password manager will prevent this for the browser....
V-220844
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Defender SmartScreen filter for Microsoft Edge must be enabled.The Windows Defender SmartScreen filter in Microsoft Edge provides warning messages and blocks potentially malicious websites....
V-220845
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to disable Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting.Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting is intended for use with games, however it could potentially record screen shots of other applications and exp...
V-220846
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The use of a hardware security device with Windows Hello for Business must be enabled.The use of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to store keys for Windows Hello for Business provides additional security. Keys stored in the TPM may only...
V-220847
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to require a minimum pin length of six characters or greater.Windows allows the use of PINs as well as biometrics for authentication without sending a password to a network or website where it could be compromis...
V-220848
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Passwords must not be saved in the Remote Desktop Client.Saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client could allow an unauthorized user to establish a remote desktop session to another system. The system mus...
V-220849
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local drives must be prevented from sharing with Remote Desktop Session Hosts.Preventing users from sharing the local drives on their client computers to Remote Session Hosts that they access helps reduce possible exposure of se...
V-220850
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Remote Desktop Services must always prompt a client for passwords upon connection.This setting controls the ability of users to supply passwords automatically as part of their remote desktop connection. Disabling this setting would ...
V-220851
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Remote Desktop Session Host must require secure RPC communications.Allowing unsecure RPC communication exposes the system to man in the middle attacks and data disclosure attacks. A man in the middle attack occurs whe...
V-220852
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level.Remote connections must be encrypted to prevent interception of data or sensitive information. Selecting "High Level" will ensure encryption of Remote...
V-220853
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds.Attachments from RSS feeds may not be secure. This setting will prevent attachments from being downloaded from RSS feeds....
V-220854
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used.Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system....
V-220855
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed....
V-220856
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must be prevented from changing installation options.Installation options for applications are typically controlled by administrators. This setting prevents users from changing installation options that ...
V-220858
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must be notified if a web-based program attempts to install software.Web-based programs may attempt to install malicious software on a system. Ensuring users are notified if a web-based program attempts to install soft...
V-220859
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Automatically signing in the last interactive user after a system-initiated restart must be disabled.Windows can be configured to automatically sign the user back in after a Windows Update restart. Some protections are in place to help ensure this is...
V-220860
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
PowerShell script block logging must be enabled on Windows 10.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220863
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not allow unencrypted traffic.Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connections must be encrypted to p...
V-220866
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not allow unencrypted traffic.Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connections must be encrypted to p...
V-220867
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not store RunAs credentials.Storage of administrative credentials could allow unauthorized access. Disallowing the storage of RunAs credentials for Windows Remote Management will...
V-220868
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Digest authentication.Digest authentication is not as strong as other options and may be subject to man-in-the-middle attacks....
V-220869
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must be configured to prevent Windows apps from being activated by voice while the system is locked.Allowing Windows apps to be activated by voice from the lock screen could allow for unauthorized use. Requiring logon will ensure the apps are only us...
V-220870
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The convenience PIN for Windows 10 must be disabled.This policy controls whether a domain user can sign in using a convenience PIN to prevent enabling (Password Stuffer)....
V-220871
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows Ink Workspace must be configured to disallow access above the lock.This action secures Windows Ink, which contains applications and features oriented toward pen computing....
V-220902
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 Kernel (Direct Memory Access) DMA Protection must be enabled.Kernel DMA Protection to protect PCs against drive-by Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks using PCI hot plug devices connected to Thunderbolt™ 3 ports....
V-220903
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The DoD Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store.To ensure secure DoD websites and DoD-signed code are properly validated, the system must trust the DoD Root Certificate Authorities (CAs). The DoD ro...
V-220904
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The External Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store on unclassified systems.To ensure secure websites protected with External Certificate Authority (ECA) server certificates are properly validated, the system must trust the EC...
V-220905
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems.To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DoD websites due to the system chaining to a r...
V-220906
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The US DOD CCEB Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems.To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DOD websites due to the system chaining to a r...
V-220907
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Default permissions for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry hive must be maintained.The registry is integral to the function, security, and stability of the Windows system. Changing the system's registry permissions allows the possib...
V-220908
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in administrator account must be disabled.The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individual administrators on a sy...
V-220909
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in guest account must be disabled.A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not disabled. This account is a known account that exists on all Wi...
V-220910
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local accounts with blank passwords must be restricted to prevent access from the network.An account without a password can allow unauthorized access to a system as only the username would be required. Password policies should prevent acco...
V-220911
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in administrator account must be renamed.The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection o...
V-220912
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in guest account must be renamed.The built-in guest account is a well-known user account on all Windows systems and, as initially installed, does not require a password. This can all...
V-220913
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Audit policy using subcategories must be enabled.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-220914
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be encrypted or signed.Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not all information is encrypte...
V-220915
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be encrypted when possible.Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not all information is encrypte...
V-220916
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be signed when possible.Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but the channel is not integrity ch...
V-220919
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to require a strong session key.A computer connecting to a domain controller will establish a secure channel. Requiring strong session keys enforces 128-bit encryption between syste...
V-220920
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The machine inactivity limit must be set to 15 minutes, locking the system with the screensaver.Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and should be locked when unattended. The screen saver should be set at a maximum of 15 minute...
V-220921
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The required legal notice must be configured to display before console logon.Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources....
V-220924
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Smart Card removal option must be configured to Force Logoff or Lock Workstation.Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and must be locked. Configuring a system to lock when a smart card is removed will ensure the ...
V-220925
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows SMB client must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing.The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in preventing man-in-the-mid...
V-220926
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unencrypted passwords must not be sent to third-party SMB Servers.Some non-Microsoft SMB servers only support unencrypted (plain text) password authentication. Sending plain text passwords across the network, when a...
V-220927
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows SMB server must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing.The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in preventing man-in-the-mid...
V-220931
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent anonymous users from having the same rights as the Everyone group.Access by anonymous users must be restricted. If this setting is enabled, then anonymous users have the same rights and permissions as the built-in E...
V-220933
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Remote calls to the Security Account Manager (SAM) must be restricted to Administrators.The Windows SAM stores users' passwords. Restricting remote rpc connections to the SAM to Administrators helps protect those credentials....
V-220934
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
NTLM must be prevented from falling back to a Null session.NTLM sessions that are allowed to fall back to Null (unauthenticated) sessions may gain unauthorized access....
V-220935
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
PKU2U authentication using online identities must be prevented.PKU2U is a peer-to-peer authentication protocol. This setting prevents online identities from authenticating to domain-joined systems. Authenticati...
V-220936
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Kerberos encryption types must be configured to prevent the use of DES and RC4 encryption suites.Certain encryption types are no longer considered secure. This setting configures a minimum encryption type for Kerberos, preventing the use of the D...
V-220939
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to the required LDAP client signing level.This setting controls the signing requirements for LDAP clients. This setting must be set to Negotiate signing or Require signing, depending on the e...
V-220940
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based clients.Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum...
V-220941
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based servers.Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum...
V-220942
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to use FIPS-compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing.This setting ensures that the system uses algorithms that are FIPS-compliant for encryption, hashing, and signing. FIPS-compliant algorithms meet spe...
V-220944
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control approval mode for the built-in Administrator must be enabled.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-220945
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must, at minimum, prompt administrators for consent on the secure desktop.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Th...
V-220946
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must use multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged and nonprivileged accounts.Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged and nonprivileged functions is greatly increased. All domain account...
V-220947
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must automatically deny elevation requests for standard users.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Den...
V-220948
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Th...
V-220949
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Th...
V-220950
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode, enabling UAC.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-220951
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Th...
V-220952
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Passwords for enabled local Administrator accounts must be changed at least every 60 days.The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the password. A local Administrator account...
V-220955
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Zone information must be preserved when saving attachments.Preserving zone of origin (internet, intranet, local, restricted) information on file attachments allows Windows to determine risk....
V-220956
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access Credential Man...
V-220957
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Access this computer from the network user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Remote Desktop Users groups.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access this computer ...
V-220959
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Allow log on locally user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Users groups.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on locally"...
V-220960
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Back up files and directories user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Back up files and dir...
V-220961
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Change the system time user right must only be assigned to Administrators and Local Service and NT SERVICE\autotimesvc.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Change the system tim...
V-220962
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Create a pagefile user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create a pagefile" us...
V-220964
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Create global objects user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create global objects...
V-220965
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Create permanent shared objects user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create permanent shar...
V-220966
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Create symbolic links user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create symbolic links...
V-220968
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Deny access to this computer from the network user right on workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and local accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny access to this computer from t...
V-220969
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Deny log on as a batch job" user right on domain-joined workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a batch job" right d...
V-220970
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Deny log on as a service user right on Windows 10 domain-joined workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a service" right def...
V-220971
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Deny log on locally user right on workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on locally" right defines ...
V-220972
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services user right on Windows 10 workstations must at a minimum be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and local accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on through Remote Desktop ...
V-220973
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Enable computer and user accounts t...
V-220974
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Force shutdown from a remote system user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Force shutdown from a...
V-220975
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Impersonate a client after authentication user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Impersonate a client after authenti...
V-220976
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Load and unload device drivers user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Load and unload device drivers" use...
V-220977
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Lock pages in memory user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Lock pages in memory" user right al...
V-220978
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Manage auditing and security log user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Manage auditing and s...
V-220979
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Modify firmware environment values user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Modify firmware envir...
V-220980
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Perform volume maintenance tasks user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Perform volume mainte...
V-220981
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Profile single process user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile single proces...
V-220982
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Restore files and directories user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Restore files and dir...
V-220983
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Take ownership of files or other objects user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Take ownership of fil...
V-250319
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Hardened UNC paths must be defined to require mutual authentication and integrity for at least the \\*\SYSVOL and \\*\NETLOGON shares.Additional security requirements are applied to Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths specified in Hardened UNC paths before allowing access to them...
V-252896
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
PowerShell Transcription must be enabled on Windows 10.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-256894
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer must be disabled for Windows 10.Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) is no longer supported on Windows 10 semi-annual channel....
V-257589
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must have command line process auditing events enabled for failures.When this policy setting is enabled, the operating system generates audit events when a process fails to start and the name of the program or user tha...
V-257593
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 must not have portproxy enabled or in use.Having portproxy enabled or configured in Windows 10 could allow a man-in-the-middle attack....
V-268315
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Copilot in Windows must be disabled for Windows 10.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabili...
V-268319
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 systems must use either Group Policy or an approved Mobile Device Management (MDM) product to enforce STIG compliance.Without Windows 10 systems being managed, devices could be rogue and become targets of an attacker....
V-220700
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Secure Boot must be enabled on Windows 10 systems.Secure Boot is a standard that ensures systems boot only to a trusted operating system. Secure Boot is required to support additional security feature...
V-220711
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unused accounts must be disabled or removed from the system after 35 days of inactivity.Outdated or unused accounts provide penetration points that may go undetected. Inactive accounts must be deleted if no longer necessary or, if still r...
V-220715
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Standard local user accounts must not exist on a system in a domain.To minimize potential points of attack, local user accounts, other than built-in accounts and local administrator accounts, must not exist on a workst...
V-220797
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects from overriding Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) generated routes.Allowing ICMP redirect of routes can lead to traffic not being routed properly. When disabled, this forces ICMP to be routed via shortest path first...
V-220798
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers.Configuring the system to ignore name release requests, except from WINS servers, prevents a denial of service (DoS) attack. The DoS consists of sendi...
V-220825
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The setting to allow Microsoft accounts to be optional for modern style apps must be enabled.Control of credentials and the system must be maintained within the enterprise. Enabling this setting allows enterprise credentials to be used with m...
V-220826
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Application Compatibility Program Inventory must be prevented from collecting data and sending the information to Microsoft.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabil...
V-220831
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Microsoft consumer experiences must be turned off.Microsoft consumer experiences provides suggestions and notifications to users, which may include the installation of Windows Store apps. Organizatio...
V-220835
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows Update must not obtain updates from other PCs on the internet.Windows 10 allows Windows Update to obtain updates from additional sources instead of Microsoft. In addition to Microsoft, updates can be obtained fro...
V-220838
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Turning off File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled.Legacy plug-in applications may continue to function when a File Explorer session has become corrupt. Disabling this feature will prevent this....
V-220872
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 should be configured to prevent users from receiving suggestions for third-party or additional applications.Windows spotlight features may suggest apps and content from third-party software publishers in addition to Microsoft apps and content....
V-220917
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The computer account password must not be prevented from being reset.Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. Disabling automatic password changes can make the system more vulnerable to ...
V-220918
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The maximum age for machine account passwords must be configured to 30 days or less.Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. This setting controls the maximum password age that a machine account may ha...
V-220922
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows dialog box title for the legal banner must be configured.Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources....
V-220923
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Caching of logon credentials must be limited.The default Windows configuration caches the last logon credentials for users who log on interactively to a system. This feature is provided for syst...
V-220943
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The default permissions of global system objects must be increased.Windows systems maintain a global list of shared system resources such as DOS device names, mutexes, and semaphores. Each type of object is created wi...
V-220954
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Toast notifications to the lock screen must be turned off.Toast notifications that are displayed on the lock screen could display sensitive information to unauthorized personnel. Turning off this feature wil...
V-252903
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Virtualization-based protection of code integrity must be enabled.Virtualization-based protection of code integrity enforces kernel mode memory protections and protects Code Integrity validation paths. This isolates ...
V-220702
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 information systems must use BitLocker to encrypt all disks to protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can rem...
V-220703
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 systems must use a BitLocker PIN for pre-boot authentication.If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can rem...
V-220704
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 systems must use a BitLocker PIN with a minimum length of six digits for pre-boot authentication.If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can rem...
V-220706
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 10 systems must be maintained at a supported servicing level.Windows 10 is maintained by Microsoft at servicing levels for specific periods of time to support Windows as a Service. Systems at unsupported servici...
V-220707
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows 10 system must use an anti-virus program.Malicious software can establish a base on individual desktops and servers. Employing an automated mechanism to detect this type of software will aid ...
V-220708
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS.The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, v...
V-220712
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Only accounts responsible for the administration of a system must have Administrator rights on the system.An account that does not have Administrator duties must not have Administrator rights. Such rights would allow the account to bypass or modify requir...
V-220718
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Information System (IIS) or its subcomponents must not be installed on a workstation.Installation of Internet Information System (IIS) may allow unauthorized internet services to be hosted. Websites must only be hosted on servers that...
V-220726
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be configured to at least OptOut.Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. Data Execution Prevention (DEP) prevents harmful code from running i...
V-220727
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) must be enabled.Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) blocks ex...
V-220737
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Administrative accounts must not be used with applications that access the Internet, such as web browsers, or with potential Internet sources, such as email.Using applications that access the Internet or have potential Internet sources using administrative privileges exposes a system to compromise. If a fl...
V-220747
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Reversible password encryption must be disabled.Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy mu...
V-220812
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Credential Guard must be running on Windows 10 domain-joined systems.Credential Guard uses virtualization based security to protect information that could be used in credential theft attacks if compromised. This authent...
V-220823
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Solicited Remote Assistance must not be allowed.Remote assistance allows another user to view or take control of the local session of a user. Solicited assistance is help that is specifically reque...
V-220827
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Autoplay must be turned off for non-volume devices.Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive....
V-220828
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The default autorun behavior must be configured to prevent autorun commands.Allowing autorun commands to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Configuring this setting prevents autorun commands from executing....
V-220829
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Autoplay must be disabled for all drives.Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive....
V-220857
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Installer Always install with elevated privileges must be disabled.Standard user accounts must not be granted elevated privileges. Enabling Windows Installer to elevate privileges when installing applications can allo...
V-220862
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Basic authentication.Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system....
V-220865
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not use Basic authentication.Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system....
V-220928
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous SID/Name translation must not be allowed.Allowing anonymous SID/Name translation can provide sensitive information for accessing a system. Only authorized users must be able to perform such ...
V-220929
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts must not be allowed.Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts allows anonymous log on users (null session connections) to list all accounts names, thus providing a list of po...
V-220930
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous enumeration of shares must be restricted.Allowing anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all account names and enumerate all shared resources can provide a map of potential ...
V-220932
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares must be restricted.Allowing anonymous access to named pipes or shares provides the potential for unauthorized system access. This setting restricts access to those defi...
V-220937
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent the storage of the LAN Manager hash of passwords.The LAN Manager hash uses a weak encryption algorithm and there are several tools available that use this hash to retrieve account passwords. This set...
V-220938
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The LanMan authentication level must be set to send NTLMv2 response only, and to refuse LM and NTLM.The Kerberos v5 authentication protocol is the default for authentication of users who are logging on to domain accounts. NTLM, which is less secure,...
V-220958
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Act as part of the operating system user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Act as part of the op...
V-220963
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Create a token object user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Create a token object" user right a...
V-220967
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Debug programs user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Debug Programs" user ...