Title

User Account Control - Built In Admin Approval Mode (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This check verifies whether the built-in Administrator account runs in Admin Approval Mode.

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: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account” 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: FilterAdministratorToken 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: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account” to “Enabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-14845r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-14234

Group Title: UAC - Admin Approval Mode

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