Detections
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1.126 O365-WD-000004

Information

Files located in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected view in Word.

GROUP ID: V-223403
RULE ID: SV-223403r961086

This policy setting lets you determine if files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If you have not specified unsafe locations, only the 'Downloaded Program Files' and 'Temporary Internet Files' folders are considered unsafe locations.

If you enable this policy setting, files located in unsafe locations do not open in Protected View.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, files located in unsafe locations open in Protected View.

Solution

Set the policy setting,

User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Word 2016 >> Word Options >> Security >> Trust Center >> Protected View >> Do not open files in unsafe locations in Protected View

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-223403r961086_rule, STIG-ID|O365-WD-000004, Vuln-ID|V-223403

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 91015435778747e3bae4422377823cca6ea9dc2f0fa4b49b05177023bd89ec0d