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Outlook must be configured to prevent users overriding attachment security settings.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-223353 O365-OU-000008 SV-223353r508019_rule Medium
Description
This policy setting prevents users from overriding the set of attachments blocked by Outlook. If you enable this policy setting users will be prevented from overriding the set of attachments blocked by Outlook. Outlook also checks the "Level1Remove" registry key when this setting is specified. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be allowed to override the set of attachments blocked by Outlook.
STIG Date
Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-12-17

Details

Check Text ( C-25026r442278_chk )
Verify the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Security >> Prevent users from customizing attachment security settings is set to "Enabled".

Use the Windows Registry to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook

If the value for disallowattachmentcustomization is set to REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-25014r442279_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Security >> Prevent users from customizing attachment security settings to "Enabled".