Policy
Selectively allow the evaluation of a symbolic link
Symbolic links can introduce vulnerabilities in certain applications. To mitigate this issue, you can selectively enable or disable the evaluation of these types of symbolic links: Local Link to a Local Target Local Link to a Remote Target Remote Link to Remote Target Remote Link to Local Target For further information please refer to the Windows Help section NOTE: If this policy is Disabled or Not Configured, local administrators may select the types of symbolic links to be evaluated.
0eb7b41a1e0f SymlinkEvaluation Registry
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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS\SymLinkState (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS\SymLinkState (disabled) = 0HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS\SymlinkLocalToLocalEvaluationHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS\SymlinkLocalToRemoteEvaluationHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS\SymlinkRemoteToRemoteEvaluationHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS\SymlinkRemoteToLocalEvaluationPolicy notes
Symbolic links can introduce vulnerabilities in certain applications. To mitigate this issue, you can selectively enable or disable the evaluation of these types of symbolic links: Local Link to a Local Target Local Link to a Remote Target Remote Link to Remote Target Remote Link to Local Target For further information please refer to the Windows Help section NOTE: If this policy is Disabled or Not Configured, local administrators may select the types of symbolic links to be evaluated.