Title

Non-administrative accounts or groups must only have print permissions on printer shares. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Windows shares are a means by which files, folders, printers, and other resources can be published for network users to access. Improper configuration can permit access to devices and data beyond a user's need.

Check Content

Open "Devices and Printers". If there are no printers configured, this is NA. (Exclude Microsoft Print to PDF and Microsoft XPS Document Writer, which do not support sharing.) For each printer: Right-click on the printer. Select "Printer Properties". Select the "Sharing" tab. If "Share this printer" is checked, select the "Security" tab. If any standard user accounts or groups have permissions other than "Print", this is a finding. The default is for the "Everyone" group to be given "Print" permission. "All APPLICATION PACKAGES" and "CREATOR OWNER" are not standard user accounts.

Fix Text

Configure the permissions on shared printers to restrict standard users to only have Print permissions.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-224836r958472_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-224836

Group Title: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Expert Comments

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