CCE-34571-0| Platform: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_8.1 | Date: (C)2015-10-14 (M)2023-07-04 |
Change Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) default output format to the legacy Microsoft XPS format (*.xps)
Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) generates OpenXPS (*.oxps) files by default in Windows 8.
If you enable this group policy setting, the default MXDW output format is the legacy Microsoft XPS (*.xps).
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the default MXDW output format is OpenXPS (*.oxps).
Parameter:
[enable/disable]
Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesPrinters!Change Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) default output format to the legacy Microsoft XPS format (*.xps)
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTPrinters!MXDWUseLegacyOutputFormatMSXPS
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 1.8 | Attack Vector: PHYSICAL |
| Exploit Score: 0.4 | Attack Complexity: HIGH |
| Impact Score: 1.4 | Privileges Required: LOW |
| Severity: LOW | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: LOW |
| | Integrity: NONE |
| | Availability: NONE |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:29482 |
