STIGUI
V-220930CAT I — High severitySV-220930r1137695_rule

Anonymous enumeration of shares must be restricted.

Rule version WN10-SO-000150 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

Allowing anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all account names and enumerate all shared resources can provide a map of potential points to attack the system.

Check

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\

Value Name: RestrictAnonymous

Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts and shares" to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220930
Group title
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
Rule ID
SV-220930r1137695_rule
Check ID
C-22645r555275_chk
Fix ID
F-22634r555276_fix