STIGUI
V-259634CAT II — Medium severitySV-259634r1015764_rule

The Exchange local machine policy must require signed scripts.

Rule version EX19-ED-000198 · 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-259634
Group title
SRG-APP-000381
Rule ID
SV-259634r1015764_rule
Check ID
C-63373r942214_chk
Fix ID
F-63281r942215_fix