The Solidcore Client Exception Rules must be documented in the organizations written policy.

From McAfee Application Control 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001774

SV-88931r1_rule The Solidcore Client Exception Rules must be documented in the organizations written policy.

Vulnerability discussion

When exceptions are created for applications, it results in potential attack vectors. As such, exceptions should only be created with a full approval by the local ISSO/ISSM. The organization's entire written policy requires approval by the ISSO/ISSM/AO and is required to be under CAB/CCB oversight.

Check content

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab. Select "This Group and All Subgroups". Select the asset to be validated. Select "Actions". Select "Agent". Select "Modify Policies on a Single System". From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 7.x: General. From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Windows)" that is specific to the organization. If the "Exception Rules (Windows)" policy applied to the system has exceptions documented, verify the exceptions are documented in the organization's written policy. If the Exceptions are not documented, this is a finding.

Fix text

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab. Select "This Group and All Subgroups". Select the asset. Select "Actions". Select "Agent". Select "Modify Policies on a Single System". From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 7.x: General. From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Exception Rules (Windows)" that is specific to the organization. Remove any exceptions which are not documented in the organization's written policy. If any exceptions are required, follow the formal change and acceptance process to document the required exceptions in the organization's written policy.

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