Title

User Account Control - Run all admins in Admin Approval Mode (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This check verifies that UAC has not been disabled.

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: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode” is not set to “Enabled”, 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: EnableLUA Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode” to “Enabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-14851r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-14240

Group Title: UAC - All Admin Approval Mode

Expert Comments

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