Skip to content

Windows Server 2019 non-system-created file shares must limit access to groups that require it.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Shares on a system provide network access. To prevent exposing sensitive information, where shares are necessary, permissions must be reconfigured to give the minimum access to accounts that require it.

ID
SV-205721r958524_rule
Version
WN19-00-000230
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

If a non-system-created share is required on a system, configure the share and NTFS permissions to limit access to the specific groups or accounts that require it.

Remove any unnecessary non-system-created shares.