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The operating system must prevent all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-203696SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126SV-203696r958730_ruleCCI-002233medium
Description
In certain situations, software applications/programs need to execute with elevated privileges to perform required functions. However, if the privileges required for execution are at a higher level than the privileges assigned to organizational users invoking such applications/programs, those users are indirectly provided with greater privileges than assigned by the organizations. Some programs and processes are required to operate at a higher privilege level and therefore should be excluded from the organization-defined software list after review.
STIGDate
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide2024-12-04

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-21.7Privilege Levels for Code Execution
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (17) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-3(4)Discretionary Access Control
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00
AC-6(8)Privilege Levels for Code Execution
1.00
AC-6(9)Log Use of Privileged Functions
1.00
AU-3(1)Additional Audit Information
1.00
CM-5(6)Limit Library Privileges
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
CM-7(2)Prevent Program Execution
1.00
CM-7(5)Authorized Software — Allow-by-exception
1.00

+7 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-002233
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-203696r958730_chk)

Verify that the operating system prevents all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3821r375036_fix)

Configure the operating system to prevent all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.