User Account Control - Elevate UIAccess applications that are in secure locations

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14239	3.134	SV-29553r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Medium

Description
This check verifies whether Windows only allows applications installed in a secure location, such as the Program Files or the Windows\System32 folders, on the file system to run with elevated privileges.

STIG	Date
Windows 2008 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-07

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-28845r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations” to “Enabled”.