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Explorer Data Execution Prevention must be enabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-21980 WN12-CC-000089 SV-53125r1_rule Medium
Description
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) provides additional protection by performing checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running. This setting will prevent Data Execution Prevention from being turned off for File Explorer.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-03-07

Details

Check Text ( C-47431r1_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\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\

Value Name: NoDataExecutionPrevention

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-46051r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> File Explorer -> "Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer" to "Disabled".