Unauthorized accounts must not have the Modify firmware environment values user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26498	WN12-UR-000034	SV-53029r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Modify firmware environment values" user right can change hardware configuration environment variables. This could result in hardware failures or a DoS.

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

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-45955r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Modify firmware environment values" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators