Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-16047 | 4.039 | SV-25020r1_rule | IAAC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individual administrators on a system. |
STIG | Date |
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Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-06-27 |
Check Text ( C-17016r1_chk ) |
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Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Accounts: Administrator account status” is not set to "Disabled”, then this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16131r1_fix) |
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Configure the system to disable the built-in administrator account. |