Detections
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1.259 WN11-UR-000140

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-253502
RULE ID: SV-253502r958726

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/27756

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-253502r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-UR-000140, Vuln-ID|V-253502

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 8f187fc6ee961a9e7409723abcb9be55e5eba365ecd0c131d62038f8fa1776be