STIGUI
V-254469CAT I — High severitySV-254469r1137695_rule

Windows Server 2022 must restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares.

Rule version WN22-SO-000250 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

Allowing anonymous access to named pipes or shares provides the potential for unauthorized system access. This setting restricts access to those defined in "Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously" and "Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously", both of which must be blank under other requirements.

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\Services\LanManServer\Parameters\

Value Name: RestrictNullSessAccess

Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1)

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> Network access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254469
Group title
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
Rule ID
SV-254469r1137695_rule
Check ID
C-57954r849221_chk
Fix ID
F-57905r849222_fix