Scripts associated with public folders must be prevented from execution in Outlook.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-223348 | SRG-APP-000210 | O365-OU-000003 | SV-223348r961092_rule | 2025-03-05 | 3 |
| Description |
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| This policy setting controls whether Outlook executes scripts that are associated with custom forms or folder home pages for public folders. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the policy for Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Outlook Options >> Other >> Advanced >> Do not allow Outlook object model scripts to run for public folders is set to "Enabled". Use the Windows Registry to navigate to the following key: HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\security If the value for publicfolderscript is set to REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Set the policy for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Outlook Options >> Other >> Advanced >> Do not allow Outlook object model scripts to run for public folders to "Enabled". |