STIGUI
V-228370CAT II — Medium severitySV-228370r879584_rule

Exchange Local machine policy must require signed scripts.

Rule version EX16-MB-000170 · STIG v2 · 2023-12-18

Discussion

Scripts often provide a way for attackers to infiltrate a system, especially scripts downloaded from untrusted locations. By setting machine policy to prevent unauthorized script executions, unanticipated system impacts can be avoided. Failure to allow only signed remote scripts reduces the attack vector vulnerabilities from unsigned remote scripts.

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-228370
Group title
SRG-APP-000131
Rule ID
SV-228370r879584_rule
Check ID
C-30603r496906_chk
Fix ID
F-30588r496907_fix