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AutoPlay must be disabled for all drives.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-224934 WN16-CC-000270 SV-224934r852327_rule High
Description
Allowing AutoPlay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. AutoPlay begins reading from a drive as soon media is inserted into the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. By default, AutoPlay is disabled on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive) and on network drives. Enabling this policy disables AutoPlay on all drives.
STIG Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-08-22

Details

Check Text ( C-26625r465704_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\

Value Name: NoDriveTypeAutoRun

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x000000ff (255)
Fix Text (F-26613r465705_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> AutoPlay Policies >> "Turn off AutoPlay" to "Enabled" with "All Drives" selected.