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Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : SFCDisable Key Permission Weakness

high Nessus Plugin ID 10449

Synopsis

Local users have full privileges on the remote host.

Description

The registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\WinLogon\SFCDisable has its value set to a value other than 0 or 4.

Any value other than 0 or 4 disables the Windows File Protection, which allows any user on the remote host to view / modify any file he wants.

This probably means that this host has been compromised.

Solution

Set the value of this key to 0. You should reinstall this host

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4b1b4a46

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/222473

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10449

File Name: smb_reg_sfcdisable.nasl

Version: 1.33

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/26/2000

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password, SMB/registry_access, SMB/transport