Details

This setting controls whether Excel presents users with a list of data extraction options before beginning an Open and Repair operation when users choose to open a corrupt workbook in repair or extract mode.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Excel 2010 -> Data Recovery ‘Do not show data extraction options when opening corrupt workbooks’ to ‘Enabled’.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Excel_2010_V1R11_STIG.zip

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-6b.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000366
• Rule-ID|SV-34625r1_rule
• STIG-ID|DTOO118
• Vuln-ID|V-26591

Source

• Tenable.com/audits