STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Windows Server 2025 hardened Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths must be defined to require mutual authentication and integrity for at least the \\*\SYSVOL and \\*\NETLOGON shares.

DISA Rule

SV-278087r1182272_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-278087

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

WN25-CC-000080

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> Network Provider >> Hardened UNC Paths" to "Enabled" with at least the following configured in "Hardened UNC Paths" (click "Show" to display):

Value Name: \\*\SYSVOL
Value: RequireMutualAuthentication=1, RequireIntegrity=1

Value Name: \\*\NETLOGON
Value: RequireMutualAuthentication=1, RequireIntegrity=1

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This requirement is applicable to domain-joined systems. For stand-alone or nondomain-joined systems, this is not applicable.

If the following registry values do not exist or are not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths\

Value Name: \\*\NETLOGON
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: RequireMutualAuthentication=1, RequireIntegrity=1

Value Name: \\*\SYSVOL
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: RequireMutualAuthentication=1, RequireIntegrity=1

Additional entries would not be a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-278087

Documentable

False

Rule Version

WN25-CC-000080

Severity Override Guidance

This requirement is applicable to domain-joined systems. For stand-alone or nondomain-joined systems, this is not applicable.

If the following registry values do not exist or are not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths\

Value Name: \\*\NETLOGON
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: RequireMutualAuthentication=1, RequireIntegrity=1

Value Name: \\*\SYSVOL
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: RequireMutualAuthentication=1, RequireIntegrity=1

Additional entries would not be a finding.

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Target Key

5719