Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-14236 | 3.131 | SV-25118r2_rule | Medium |
Description |
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User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Denying elevation requests from standard user accounts requires tasks that need elevation to be initiated by accounts with administrative privileges. This prevents privileged account credentials from being cached with standard user profile information to help mitigate credential theft. |
STIG | Date |
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Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-01-27 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-78889r1_fix) |
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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users" to "Automatically deny elevation requests". |