Text in Outlook that represents internet and network paths must not be automatically turned into hyperlinks.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The ability of Outlook to automatically turn text that represents internet and network paths into hyperlinks would allow users to click on those hyperlinks in an email message and access malicious or otherwise harmful websites.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-251872r812968_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Set the policy User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Microsoft Outlook 2016 >> Outlook Options >> "Internet and network path into hyperlinks" must be set to "Disabled".