Title

Importing of shortcuts must be disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Allows users to import Shortcuts from another browser into Microsoft Edge. If this policy is disabled, Shortcuts are not imported on first run. If this policy is not configured, Shortcuts are imported on first run.

Check Content

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of shortcuts" must be set to "disabled". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge If the value for "ImportShortcuts" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of shortcuts" to "disabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-235740r879587_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-235740

Group Title: SRG-APP-000141

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