Details

Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to attack by any virus or Trojan Horse inadvertently introduced during a session that has been granted full privileges.

The rule of least privilege should always be enforced.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Create the necessary documentation that identifies the members of this privileged group. Ensure each member has a separate account for user duties and one for his privileged duties and the other requirements outlined in the manual check are met.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|I
• CCI|CCI-000366
• Rule-ID|SV-29680r2_rule
• STIG-ID|1.006
• Vuln-ID|V-1140

Source

• Tenable.com/audits