Detections
Analytics
WN11-UR-000140 - The 'Modify firmware environment values' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.
Information
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://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_11_V2R9_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows 11 STIG v2r9
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-253502r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-UR-000140, Vuln-ID|V-253502
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 1b1380de1dc3b8f1caa95ff9c05ed105d2bdc86065fb0698e8f8f7c141e7b14f