WN25-SO-000270 - Windows Server 2025 must prevent NTLM from falling back to a Null session.

Information

NTLM sessions that are allowed to fall back to Null (unauthenticated) sessions may gain unauthorized access.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> Network security: Allow LocalSystem NULL session fallback to 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R1_STIG.zip