Detections
Analytics
WN25-UC-000010 - Windows Server 2025 must preserve zone information when saving attachments.
Information
Attachments from outside sources may contain malicious code. Preserving zone of origin (internet, intranet, local, restricted) information on file attachments allows Windows to determine risk.Solution
The default behavior is for Windows to mark file attachments with their zone information.To correct this, for each user profile on the system configure the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Attachment Manager >> Do not preserve zone information in file attachments to 'Not Configured' or 'Disabled'.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG v1r4
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-278240r1268251_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-UC-000010, Vuln-ID|V-278240
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 13ff4c45f664d0cabff95f4962d5ef245c75a94834b4980d5f80e9616f40bcc2