Title

Corrupt workbook options must be disallowed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting controls whether Excel presents users with a list of data extraction options before beginning an Open and Repair operation when users choose to open a corrupt workbook in repair or extract mode.

Check Content

Fix Text

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2010 -> Data Recovery “Do not show data extraction options when opening corrupt workbooks” to “Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-34625r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-26591

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Expert Comments

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