Microsoft Windows 10
The built-in administrator account must be disabled
STIG ID:
WN10-SO-000005
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SRG:
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
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Severity:
Medium
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CCI:
CCI-000764
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Vulnerability ID:
V-220908
Description
The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individual administrators on a system. It must be disabled to prevent its use.
Check
C-22623r555209_chk
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.Run "gpedit.msc".Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options.If the value for "Accounts: Administrator account status" is not set to "Disabled", this is a finding.
Fix
F-22612r555210_fix
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Accounts: Administrator account status" to "Disabled".