Standard user accounts must only have Read permissions to the Active Setup\Installed Components registry key.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN08-RG-000002	WN08-RG-000002	WN08-RG-000002_rule		High

Description
Permissions on the Active Setup\Installed Components registry key must only allow privileged accounts to add or change registry values. If standard user accounts have this capability, there is a potential for programs to run with elevated privileges when a privileged user logs on to the system.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-11-21

Details

Check Text ( C-WN08-RG-000002_chk )
Navigate to the following registry key and review the assigned permissions: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components On 64-bit systems, also review the permissions assigned to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components Verify that standard user accounts and groups only have Read permissions to this registry key. If any standard user accounts or groups have greater permissions this is a finding. The default permissions satisfy this requirement.

Check Text ( C-WN08-RG-000002_chk )

Navigate to the following registry key and review the assigned permissions:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components

On 64-bit systems, also review the permissions assigned to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components

Verify that standard user accounts and groups only have Read permissions to this registry key. If any standard user accounts or groups have greater permissions this is a finding. The default permissions satisfy this requirement.

Fix Text (F-WN08-RG-000002_fix)
Ensure only Read permissions are assigned to standard user accounts and groups for the following registry keys. The default configuration satisfies this requirement. All systems: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components 64-bit systems: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components