Microsoft Windows 10

Autoplay must be turned off for non-volume devices

STIG ID: WN10-CC-000180 | SRG: SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154 | Severity: High | CCI: CCI-001764 | Vulnerability ID: V-220827

Description

Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. This setting will disable autoplay for non-volume devices (such as Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) devices).

Check

C-22542r554966_chk

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINERegistry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Value Name: NoAutoplayfornonVolumeValue Type: REG_DWORDValue: 1

Fix

F-22531r554967_fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> AutoPlay Policies >> "Disallow Autoplay for non-volume devices" to "Enabled".