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Version: 3.0.0-preview

ORCA.189 - Safe Attachments is not bypassed.

Overview​

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Safe Attachments assists scanning for zero day malware by using behavioural analysis and sandboxing, supplementing signature definitions. The protection can be bypassed using mail flow rules which set the X-MS-Exchange-Organization-SkipSafeAttachmentProcessing header for email messages.

Remediation action​

Remove mail flow rules which bypass Safe Attachments.

Test Metadata​

FieldValue
Test IDORCA.189
SeverityMedium
SuiteORCA
ProductDefender
Related productsExchange Online
FeatureMail flow
AreaEmail and collaboration protection
Resource typeMailFlowRule
User impactLow
Implementation costMedium
MITRE ATT&CKT1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment, T1204.002 Malicious File
Supports controlsnist-800-53-r5:SI-3
PowerShell testTest-ORCA189
ServicesExchangeOnline
Compatible licensesATP_ENTERPRISE

Source​