Title

The VMM must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality which reduce the attack surface of the system.

Check Content

Verify the VMM is configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user. If the VMM is not configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-264315r984260_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-264315

Group Title: SRG-OS-000590

Expert Comments

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