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1.128 O365-WD-000006

Information

Word attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.

GROUP ID: V-223405
RULE ID: SV-223405r961086

This policy setting allows you to determine if Word files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View.

If you enable this policy setting, Outlook attachments do not open in Protected View.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook attachments open in Protected View.

Solution

Set policy value for

User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Word 2016 >> Word Options >> Security>> Trust Center>> Protected View >> Turn off Protected View for attachments opened from Outlook

to 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26066

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-18(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001662, Rule-ID|SV-223405r961086_rule, STIG-ID|O365-WD-000006, Vuln-ID|V-223405

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: bffc82b19344f7805416620aed1d187da8e016a222ff6c9fe41e00a23ccbc64e