CCE-96642-4| Platform: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11 | Date: (C)2022-05-07 (M)2023-07-04 |
This setting lets you decide whether to turn on SmartScreen Filter. SmartScreen Filter provides warning messages to help protect your employees from potential phishing scams and malicious software.
Turning this setting on, or not configuring it, turns on SmartScreen Filter.
Turning this setting off turns off SmartScreen Filter.
Countermeasure:
Enable this setting.
Potential Impact:
Users may be blocked from accessing certain content.
Parameter:
[enabled/disabled]
Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge\Turn off the SmartScreen Filter
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\PhishingFilter!EnabledV9
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 7.0 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
| Exploit Score: 1.0 | Attack Complexity: HIGH |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: REQUIRED |
| Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:79606 |
