WN12-SO-000089 - The print driver installation privilege must be restricted to administrators.

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Information

Allowing users to install drivers can introduce malware or cause the instability of a system. Print driver installation should be restricted to administrators.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> 'Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_DC_V3R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001812, Rule-ID|SV-226349r852153_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-SO-000089, STIG-Legacy|SV-52214, STIG-Legacy|V-1151, Vuln-ID|V-226349

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 6201c45f0de5e9886dd979dd9d79f925377c739b79d82e5c701f255d95c014d2