Microsoft Windows Server 2016

AutoPlay must be turned off for non-volume devices

STIG ID: WN16-CC-000250 | SRG: SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154 | Severity: High | CCI: CCI-001764 | Vulnerability ID: V-224932

Description

Allowing AutoPlay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. AutoPlay begins reading from a drive as soon as media is inserted into 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

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: NoAutoplayfornonVolumeType: REG_DWORDValue: 0x00000001 (1)

Fix

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