Title

User Account Control - Behavior of elevation prompt for administrators (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This check verifies whether logged on administrator is prompted for consent when he attempts to complete a task that requires raised privileges.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode” is not set to “Prompt for consent”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ Value Name: ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 2 (Prompt for Consent)

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode” to “Prompt for consent”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-17457r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-14235

Group Title: UAC - Admin Elevation Prompt

Expert Comments

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