Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks

STIG ID: WN16-00-000010 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: High | CCI: CCI-000366 | Vulnerability ID: V-224819

Description

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.

Check

Verify each user with administrative privileges has been assigned a unique administrative account separate from their standard user account. If users with administrative privileges do not have separate accounts for administrative functions and standard user functions, this is a finding.

Fix

Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.