Details

This policy setting allows you to manage whether scripts can perform a clipboard operation (for example, cut, copy, and paste) in a specified region.

If you enable this policy setting, a script can perform a clipboard operation.

If you select Prompt in the drop-down box, users are queried as to whether to perform clipboard operations.

If you disable this policy setting, a script cannot perform a clipboard operation.

If you do not configure this policy setting, a script cannot perform a clipboard operation.

Solution

Policy Path: Windows ComponentsInternet ExplorerInternet Control PanelSecurity PageRestricted Sites Zone
Policy Setting Name: Allow cut, copy or paste operations from the clipboard via script

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-v1909-and-windows-server/ba-p/1023093

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CSCv6|3.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits