STIGUI
V-221216CAT II — Medium severitySV-221216r960954_rule

The Exchange local machine policy must require signed scripts.

Rule version EX16-ED-000150 · STIG v2 · 2024-12-06

Discussion

Scripts, especially those downloaded from untrusted locations, often provide a way for attackers to infiltrate a system. By setting machine policy to prevent unauthorized script executions, unanticipated system impacts can be avoided.

Check

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-ExecutionPolicy

If the value returned is not "RemoteSigned", this is a finding.

Fix

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Identifiers

Group ID
V-221216
Group title
SRG-APP-000131
Rule ID
SV-221216r960954_rule
Check ID
C-22931r411774_chk
Fix ID
F-22920r411775_fix