windows-itpro-docs/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-exploitguard.md

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Policy CSP - ExploitGuard	Policy CSP - ExploitGuard	maricia	article	w10	windows	nickbrower	08/30/2017

Policy CSP - ExploitGuard

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ExploitGuard policies

ExploitGuard/ExploitProtectionSettings

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Enables the IT admin to push out a configuration representing the desired system and application mitigation options to all the devices in the organization. The configuration is represented by an XML. For more information Exploit Protection, see [Protect devices from exploits with Windows Defender Exploit Guard](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-exploit-guard/exploit-protection-exploit-guard) and [Import, export, and deploy Exploit Protection configurations](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/threat-protection/windows-defender-exploit-guard/import-export-exploit-protection-emet-xml).

The system settings require a reboot; the application settings do not require a reboot.

Here is an example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.1">
  <SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>$CmdId$</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
       </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ExploitGuard/ExploitProtectionSettings</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><MitigationPolicy><SystemConfig><SEHOP Audit="true" /></SystemConfig><AppConfig Executable="iexplore.exe"><ImageLoad AuditImageLoad="true" /><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="wordpad.exe"><DynamicCode Audit="true" /><SignedBinaries Audit="true" AuditStoreSigned="false" /><ImageLoad AuditImageLoad="true"  /><ChildProcess  Audit="true" /><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="notepad.exe"><DynamicCode Audit="true" /><SignedBinaries Audit="true" AuditStoreSigned="false" /><ImageLoad AuditImageLoad="true" /><ChildProcess Audit="true" /><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="outlook.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="winword.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="excel.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="powerpnt.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="AcroRd32.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="Acrobat.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="fltldr.exe"><DynamicCode Audit="true" /><ImageLoad AuditImageLoad="true" /><ChildProcess Audit="true" /><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="RuntimeBroker.exe"><ImageLoad AuditImageLoad="true" /><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="SearchIndexer.exe"><DynamicCode Audit="true" /><SignedBinaries Audit="true" AuditStoreSigned="false" /><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="java.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="javaws.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="javaw.exe"><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig><AppConfig Executable="EpSelfhostV1.exe"><DynamicCode Audit="true" /><ImageLoad AuditImageLoad="true" /><ChildProcess Audit="true" /><Payload AuditEnableExportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableExportAddressFilterPlus="true"AuditEnableImportAddressFilter="true"AuditEnableRopStackPivot="true"AuditEnableRopCallerCheck="true"AuditEnableRopSimExec="true"/></AppConfig></MitigationPolicy>]]></Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>

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Footnote:

• 1 - Added in Windows 10, version 1607.
• 2 - Added in Windows 10, version 1703.
• 3 - Added in Windows 10, version 1709.