Windows Server 2019 users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to malicious software inadvertently introduced during a session that has been granted full privileges.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-205844r569188_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.