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Intune Policy Attack Surface Reduction Block Office Communication Apps Creating Child Processes

Medium Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Intune configuration domain.

ASR rule to block Office communication apps from creating child processes is not enabled Office communication apps (Outlook, Teams) creating child processes can be exploited to run malicious payloads via embedded content or links Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.

Medium SeverityIntune configuration

Check summary

Severity

Medium

Domain

Intune configuration

Rank in domain

Frameworks

What this check verifies

ASR rule to block Office communication apps from creating child processes is not enabled

Why it matters

Office communication apps (Outlook, Teams) creating child processes can be exploited to run malicious payloads via embedded content or links

How to fix it

Enable ASR rule to block Office communication applications from creating child processes

Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.

Ask your own AI about this check

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I manage Microsoft 365 security. Facts for the Senserva check "Intune Policy Attack Surface Reduction Block Office Communication Apps Creating Child Processes" (source: https://senserva.com/check/intunepolicyattacksurfacereductionblockofficecommunicationappscreatingchildprocesses.html):
- Verifies: ASR rule to block Office communication apps from creating child processes is not enabled
- Severity: Medium; domain: Intune configuration
- Risk: Office communication apps (Outlook, Teams) creating child processes can be exploited to run malicious payloads via embedded content or links
- Remediation guidance: Enable ASR rule to block Office communication applications from creating child processes
- Compliance frameworks: SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, HIPAA; MCSB ES-1, ES-4
Using these facts plus your general knowledge: 1) Explain the risk in plain language I can paste into a change ticket. 2) Step-by-step remediation for a Microsoft 365 tenant. 3) What evidence an auditor would accept that this is fixed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Compliance framework mappings

Findings from this check serve as evidence for:

SCuBAMCSBNISTSOC2CISHIPAAMCSB ES-1MCSB ES-4

References

learn.microsoft.com: /mem/intune/protect/endpoint-security-asr-policy...learn.microsoft.com: /en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-endpoint-secu...

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Common questions

What does the Intune Policy Attack Surface Reduction Block Office Communication Apps Creating Child Processes check verify?

ASR rule to block Office communication apps from creating child processes is not enabled It is a Medium Severity check in the Intune configuration domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.

How do I fix a Intune Policy Attack Surface Reduction Block Office Communication Apps Creating Child Processes finding?

Enable ASR rule to block Office communication applications from creating child processes Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.

Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?

Findings from this check map to SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, HIPAA, and MCSB controls ES-1, ES-4. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.

Can I ask my own AI about this check?

Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.

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