The Exchange email application must not share a partition with another application.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259704 | EX19-MB-000229 | SV-259704r961608_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| In the same way that added security layers can provide a cumulative positive effect on security posture, multiple applications can provide a cumulative negative effect. A vulnerability and subsequent exploit to one application can lead to an exploit of other applications sharing the same security context. For example, an exploit to a web server process that leads to unauthorized administrative access to the host system can most likely lead to a compromise of all applications hosted by the same system. Email services should be installed on a partition that does not host other applications. Email services should never be installed on a Domain Controller/Directory Services server. |
| STIG | Date |
| Microsoft Exchange 2019 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-22 |
Details
| Check Text (C-63443r942424_chk) |
| Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP). Determine if the directory Exchange is installed: 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Navigate to where Exchange is installed. If Exchange resides on a directory or partition other than that of the operating system and does not have other applications installed (unless approved by the Information System Security Officer [ISSO]), this is not a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-63351r942425_fix) |
| Update the EDSP with the location of where Exchange is installed. Install Exchange on a dedicated application directory or partition separate than that of the operating system. |