Printer share permissions are not configured as recommended.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1135	3.027	SV-25007r1_rule	ECCD-1	Low

Description
Improperly configured share permissions on printers can permit the addition of unauthorized print devices on the network. Windows shares are a means by which files, folders, printers, and other resources can be published for network users to remotely access. Regular users cannot create shares on their local machines; only Administrators and Power Users have that ability.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-26690r1_chk )
Open “Devices and Printers” in Control Panel If there are no locally attached printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.” Perform this check for each locally attached printer: Right click on a locally-attached printer. Select “Printer Properties”. Select the “Sharing” tab. View whether “Share this printer” is checked. Perform this check on each printer that has the “Share this printer” selected: Select the Security tab. If any non-administrative user accounts or groups have greater than “Print”, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-26690r1_chk )

Open “Devices and Printers” in Control Panel

If there are no locally attached printers, then mark this as “Not Applicable.”

Perform this check for each locally attached printer:
Right click on a locally-attached printer.
Select “Printer Properties”.
Select the “Sharing” tab.
View whether “Share this printer” is checked.

Perform this check on each printer that has the “Share this printer” selected:
Select the Security tab.

If any non-administrative user accounts or groups have greater than “Print”, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-88r1_fix)
Configure the permissions on locally shared printers to meet the minimum requirements.