Nonadministrators must be prevented from applying vendor-signed updates.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15686	WN12-CC-000118	SV-53065r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Uncontrolled system updates can introduce issues to a system. This setting will prevent users from applying vendor-signed updates (though they may be from a trusted source).

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-07-09

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-45991r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Installer -> "Prohibit non-administrators from applying vendor signed updates" to "Enabled".