Detections
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1.243 WN16-SO-000460

Information

User Account Control approval mode for the built-in Administrator must be enabled.

GROUP ID: V-225061
RULE ID: SV-225061r1050790

User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures the built-in Administrator account so that it runs in Admin Approval Mode.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> 'User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account'

to 'Enabled'.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, Rule-ID|SV-225061r1050790_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-SO-000460, Vuln-ID|V-225061

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 3b561efa38ca7b32ba45ae96452b2f458aa6b785494e7696043bfbb2a4ea570d