The built-in guest account is not disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1113	4.020	SV-29655r1_rule	IAAC-1	Medium

Description
A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not disabled. This account is a known account that exists on all Windows systems and cannot be deleted. This account is initialized during the installation of the operating system with no password assigned. This account is a member of the Everyone user group and has all the rights and permissions associated with that group, which could subsequently provide access to system resources to anonymous users.

Description

A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not disabled. This account is a known account that exists on all Windows systems and cannot be deleted. This account is initialized during the installation of the operating system with no password assigned. This account is a member of the Everyone user group and has all the rights and permissions associated with that group, which could subsequently provide access to system resources to anonymous users.

STIG	Date
Windows 2003 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-07-09

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-5759r1_fix)
Configure the system to disable the built-in guest Account.