Title

System BIOS or system controllers must have administrator accounts/passwords configured. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

A system's BIOS or system controller handles the initial startup of a system, and its configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification. When the BIOS or system controller supports the creation of user accounts or passwords, such protections must be used and accounts/passwords only assigned to system administrators. Failure to protect BIOS or system controller settings could result in Denial of Service or compromise of the system resulting from unauthorized configuration changes.

Check Content

Verify a supervisor or administrator password is set in the BIOS or system controller. If a password is not configured, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Access the system's BIOS or system controller. Configure a supervisor/administrator password.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-54958r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-36663

Group Title: WIN00-000011

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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