WN11-00-000160 - The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the system.

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Information

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 preimage attacks as well as not being FIPS compliant.

Disabling SMBv1 support may prevent access to file or print sharing resources with systems or devices that only support SMBv1. File shares and print services hosted on Windows Server 2003 are an example, however Windows Server 2003 is no longer a supported operating system. Some older Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices may only support SMBv1.

Solution

Disable the SMBv1 protocol.

Run 'Windows PowerShell' with elevated privileges (run as administrator).

Enter the following:
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName SMB1Protocol

Alternately:
Search for 'Features'.

Select 'Turn Windows features on or off'.

De-select 'SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_11_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-253286r828942_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-00-000160, Vuln-ID|V-253286

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 11b01a92ca6032f6b4ef7e901602596edcf7e6c26131533a157ed047bfc3c967