Importing of extensions must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-235733	EDGE-00-000016	SV-235733r960963_rule		Medium

Description

Allows users to import extensions from another browser into Microsoft Edge. If this policy is enabled, the Extensions check box is automatically selected in the Import browser data dialog box. If this policy is disabled, extensions are not imported at first run, and users cannot import them manually.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-09-13

Details

Check Text (C-38952r626395_chk)

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of extensions" must be set to "disabled".

Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

If the value for "ImportExtensions" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38915r626396_fix)

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of extensions" to "disabled".