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Explorer Data Execution Prevention is disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-21980 5.285 SV-25306r1_rule Medium
Description
This setting will prevent Data Execution Prevention from being turned off for Windows Explorer.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-02-12

Details

Check Text ( C-26864r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\

Value Name: NoDataExecutionPrevention

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-22971r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer -> “Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer” to “Disabled”.