WebUSB must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-221591 | SRG-APP-000141 | DTBC-0058 | SV-221591r960963_rule | 2024-08-22 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to get access to connected USB devices. Access can be completely blocked, or the user can be asked every time a website wants to get access to connected USB devices. If this policy is left not set, ”3” will be used, and the user will be able to change it. 2 = Do not allow any site to request access to USB devices via the WebUSB API 3 = Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a connected USB device |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Universal method: 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If "DefaultWebUsbGuardSetting" is not displayed under the "Policy Name" column or it is not set to "2", this is a finding. Windows method: 1. Start regedit 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ 3. If the "DefaultWebUsbGuardSetting" value name does not exist or its value data is not set to "2", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Windows group policy: 1. Open the “group policy editor” tool with gpedit.msc 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content Settings Policy Name: Control use of the WebUSB API Policy State: Enabled Policy Value: 2 |