Title

Members of the Backup Operators group must have separate accounts for backup duties and normal operational tasks. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Backup Operators are able to read and write to any file in the system, regardless of the rights assigned to it. Backup and restore rights permit users to circumvent the file access restrictions present on NTFS disk drives for backup and restore purposes. Members of the Backup Operators group must have separate logon accounts for performing backup duties.

Check Content

If no accounts are members of the Backup Operators group, this is NA. Verify users with accounts in the Backup Operators group have a separate user account for backup functions and for performing normal user tasks. If users with accounts in the Backup Operators group do not have separate accounts for backup functions and standard user functions, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Ensure each member of the Backup Operators group has separate accounts for backup functions and standard user functions.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-225246r569185_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-225246

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.