Detections
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1.165 WN10-CC-000315

Information

The Windows Installer Always install with elevated privileges must be disabled.

GROUP ID: V-220857RULE ID: SV-220857r1051032

Standard user accounts must not be granted elevated privileges. Enabling Windows Installer to elevate privileges when installing applications can allow malicious persons and applications to gain full control of a system.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Installer >> 'Always install with elevated privileges'

to 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23869

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-11(2), CCI|CCI-001812, CCI|CCI-003980, Rule-ID|SV-220857r1051032_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-CC-000315, Vuln-ID|V-220857

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: aa1b85e3d79212fd788aefd60d33de2322c2133d4df8a73be6404942c2abc2e6