A non-administrator account has administrator rights on the system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1127	4.027	SV-25215r1_rule	ECPA-1	Medium

Description
An account that does not have administrator duties should not have administrator rights. Such rights would allow the account to bypass or modify required security restrictions on that machine and make it vulnerable to attack from both internal and external sources.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-08-22

Details

Check Text ( C-32920r1_chk )
If an account without administrator duties is a member of administrative groups, then this is a finding. Run the DUMPSEC utility. Select “Dump Users as Table” from the “Report” menu. Select the following available fields and click the “Add” button: UserName SID PswdRequired PswdExpires LastLogonTime AcctDisabled Groups Review the results for unauthorized members of the administrative groups. Documentable Explanation: Approved exceptions to this requirement should be documented with the IAO.

Check Text ( C-32920r1_chk )

If an account without administrator duties is a member of administrative groups, then this is a finding.

Run the DUMPSEC utility.
Select “Dump Users as Table” from the “Report” menu.
Select the following available fields and click the “Add” button:
UserName
SID
PswdRequired
PswdExpires
LastLogonTime
AcctDisabled
Groups

Review the results for unauthorized members of the administrative groups.

Documentable Explanation: Approved exceptions to this requirement should be documented with the IAO.

Fix Text (F-5773r1_fix)
Configure the system to prevent non-administrators from having administrator rights.