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1.257 WN10-UR-000140

Information

The Modify firmware environment values user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID: V-220979RULE ID: SV-220979r958726

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.

Solution

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 groups or accounts:

Administrators

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-220979r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-UR-000140, Vuln-ID|V-220979

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 1b3a6bae7d201f211dd9e40d5e40af237399cc2af387742b3cee6d5dd02dc71a