Detections
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1.269 WN16-UR-000270

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-225087
RULE ID: SV-225087r958726

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 denial of service.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Modify firmware environment values'

to include only the following accounts or groups:

 - Administrators

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23093

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-225087r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-UR-000270, Vuln-ID|V-225087

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 76ea500cf1bd40e6582c2b7108d13e22ae7126b7be33b383cd34564332876f6e