Membership in the Group Policy Creator Owners and Incoming Forest Trust Builders groups must be limited.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Membership in the Group Policy Creator Owners and Incoming Forest Trust Builders groups assigns a high privilege level for AD functions. Unnecessary membership increases the risk from compromise or unintended updates. Members of these groups must specifically require those privileges and be documented.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-243487r723496_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Document membership of the Group Policy Creator Owners and Incoming Forest Trust Builders groups. Remove any accounts that do not require the privileges these groups assign.