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User Account Control must automatically deny elevation requests for standard users.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14236 3.131 SV-25118r2_rule Medium
Description
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
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-07-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-78889r1_fix)
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".