| Vuln ID | Severity | Asset | STIG | Title | Status | Doc Status | Assigned To | Actions |
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-VSF-004 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-VSF-004/Checklist/MONT-VSF-004_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-143909.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:30.046447
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-VSF-003 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-VSF-003/Checklist/MONT-VSF-003_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-143935.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:31.534241
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-MB-002 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-MB-002/Checklist/MONT-MB-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-152736.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:33.842838
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-DP-001 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-DP-001/Checklist/MONT-DP-001_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-144106.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:35.637816
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-DC-003 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-DC-003/Checklist/MONT-DC-003_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-172220.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:37.248886
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-DB-002 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-DB-002/Checklist/MONT-DB-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-144132.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:39.082634
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-BE-002 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-BE-002/Checklist/MONT-BE-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-143943.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:41.363810
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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| V-224924 | CAT II | MONT-AP-002 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security T... | Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initia... | - | |||
Check TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0x00000007 (7)", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1), 0x00000003 (3), or 0x00000008 (8) (or if the Value Name does not exist) Possible values for this setting are: 8 - Good only 1 - Good and unknown 3 - Good, unknown and bad but critical 7 - All (which includes "bad" and would be a finding) Fix TextThe default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). If this needs to be corrected or a more secure setting is desired, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Early Launch Antimalware >> "Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy" to "Not Configured" or "Enabled" with any option other than "All" selected. Finding DetailsEvaluate-STIG 1.2507.5 (Scan-WindowsServer2016_Checks) found this to be NOT A FINDING on 10/23/2025 ResultHash: 4CAC40986FA03A2CB5669A1B454BA8ADE27C5134 ~~~~~ 'Good, unknown and bad but critical' is Not Configured in Group Policy which is acceptable per the STIG. Registry Path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\EarlyLaunch\ Value Name: DriverLoadPolicy (Not found)
Source: _Reviewed/MONT-AP-002/Checklist/MONT-AP-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-144214.ckl
Scan Date: 2026-01-14T12:57:42.721079
Technology Area: Windows Operating System
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