Title

Active Directory Access must be securely configured. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

The “Allow administration by” setting should not be used in sensitive environments. It can cause unintended privilege escalation issues because any member of the group specified will have administrator privileges on a computer.

Check Content

Open Finder. Click the Hard Drive icon. Double Click System. Double Click Library. Double Click CoreServices. Double Click Directory Utility. Click the Services tab. Double Click on Active Directory. Click on Show Advanced Options. Click on Administrative tab and ensure "Allow administration by" is not selected. If "Allow administration by" is selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Open Finder. Click the Hard Drive icon. Double Click System. Double Click Library. Double Click CoreServices. Double Click Directory Utility. Click the Services tab. Double Click on Active Directory. Click on Show Advanced Options. Click on Administrative tab and deselect "Allow administration by" option.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38518r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-25265

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