Title

The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the system. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and preimage attacks as well as not being FIPS compliant. Disabling SMBv1 support may prevent access to file or print sharing resources with systems or devices that only support SMBv1. File shares and print services hosted on Windows Server 2003 are an example, however Windows Server 2003 is no longer a supported operating system. Some older Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices may only support SMBv1.

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Different methods are available to disable SMBv1 on Windows 11. This is the preferred method, however if WN11-00-000165 and WN11-00-000170 are configured, this is NA. Run "Windows PowerShell" with elevated privileges (run as administrator). Enter the following: Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online | Where FeatureName -eq SMB1Protocol If "State : Enabled" is returned, this is a finding. Alternately: Search for "Features". Select "Turn Windows features on or off". If "SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support" is selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Disable the SMBv1 protocol. Run "Windows PowerShell" with elevated privileges (run as administrator). Enter the following: Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName SMB1Protocol Alternately: Search for "Features". Select "Turn Windows features on or off". De-select "SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-253286r958478_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-253286

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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