Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (258)Downloads
22025-05-15CAT I (High): 28CAT II (Medium): 213CAT III (Low): 17
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
ClassifiedPublicSensitive
I - Mission Critical ClassifiedI - Mission Critical PublicI - Mission Critical Sensitive
II - Mission Support ClassifiedII - Mission Support PublicII - Mission Support Sensitive
III - Administrative ClassifiedIII - Administrative PublicIII - Administrative Sensitive

Findings - All

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-253259
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 information systems must use BitLocker to encrypt all disks to protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can rem...
V-253260
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 systems must use a BitLocker PIN for pre-boot authentication.If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can rem...
V-253263
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 systems must be maintained at a supported servicing level.Windows 11 is maintained by Microsoft at servicing levels for specific periods of time to support Windows as a Service. Systems at unsupported servici...
V-253264
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows 11 system must use an antivirus program.Malicious software can establish a base on individual desktops and servers. Employing an automated mechanism to detect this type of software will aid ...
V-253265
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS.The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, vo...
V-253269
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Only accounts responsible for the administration of a system must have Administrator rights on the system.An account that does not have Administrator duties must not have Administrator rights. Such rights would allow the account to bypass or modify require...
V-253275
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Information System (IIS) or its subcomponents must not be installed on a workstation.IIS is not installed by default. Installation of Internet Information System (IIS) may allow unauthorized internet services to be hosted. Websites mus...
V-253283
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be configured to at least OptOut.Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. Data Execution Prevention (DEP) prevents harmful code from running i...
V-253284
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) must be enabled.Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) blocks ex...
V-253294
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Administrative accounts must not be used with applications that access the internet, such as web browsers, or with potential internet sources, such as email.Using applications that access the internet or have potential internet sources using administrative privileges exposes a system to compromise. If a fl...
V-253305
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Reversible password encryption must be disabled.Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy mu...
V-253370
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Credential Guard must be running on Windows 11 domain-joined systems.Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to protect information that could be used in credential theft attacks if compromised. This authent...
V-253382
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Solicited Remote Assistance must not be allowed.Remote assistance allows another user to view or take control of the local session of a user. Solicited assistance is help that is specifically reques...
V-253386
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Autoplay must be turned off for non-volume devices.Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as media is inserted in the drive....
V-253387
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The default autorun behavior must be configured to prevent autorun commands.Allowing autorun commands to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Configuring this setting prevents autorun commands from executing....
V-253388
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Autoplay must be disabled for all drives.Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as media is inserted in the drive....
V-253411
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Installer feature "Always install with elevated privileges" must be disabled.Standard user accounts must not be granted elevated privileges. Enabling Windows Installer to elevate privileges when installing applications can allo...
V-253416
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Basic authentication.Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system....
V-253418
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not use Basic authentication.Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system....
V-253452
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous SID/Name translation must not be allowed.Allowing anonymous SID/Name translation can provide sensitive information for accessing a system. Only authorized users must be able to perform such t...
V-253453
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts must not be allowed.Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts allows anonymous log on users (null session connections) to list all accounts names, thus providing a list of po...
V-253454
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous enumeration of shares must be restricted.Allowing anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all account names and enumerate all shared resources can provide a map of potential ...
V-253456
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares must be restricted.Allowing anonymous access to named pipes or shares provides the potential for unauthorized system access. This setting restricts access to those defin...
V-253461
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent the storage of the LAN Manager hash of passwords.The LAN Manager hash uses a weak encryption algorithm and there are several tools available that use this hash to retrieve account passwords. This set...
V-253462
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The LanMan authentication level must be set to send NTLMv2 response only, and to refuse LM and NTLM.The Kerberos v5 authentication protocol is the default for authentication of users who are logging on to domain accounts. NTLM, which is less secure, ...
V-253481
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Act as part of the operating system" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Act as part of the op...
V-253486
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Create a token object" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Create a token object" user right a...
V-253490
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Debug programs" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Debug Programs" user ...
V-253254
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Domain-joined systems must use Windows 11 Enterprise Edition 64-bit version.Features such as Credential Guard use virtualization-based security to protect information that could be used in credential theft attacks if compromis...
V-253255
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 domain-joined systems must have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) enabled.Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to protect information that could be used in credential theft attacks if compromised. There are a ...
V-253256
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 systems must have Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware and be configured to run in UEFI mode, not Legacy BIOS.UEFI provides additional security features in comparison to legacy BIOS firmware, including Secure Boot. UEFI is required to support additional securi...
V-253257
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Secure Boot must be enabled on Windows 11 systems.Secure Boot is a standard that ensures systems boot only to a trusted operating system. Secure Boot is required to support additional security feature...
V-253258
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must employ automated mechanisms to determine the state of system components with regard to flaw remediation using the following frequency: Continuously, where ESS is used; 30 days, for any additional internal network scans not covered by ESS; and annually, for external scans by Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).An approved tool for continuous network scanning must be installed and configured to run. Without the use of automated mechanisms to scan for securit...
V-253261
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 systems must use a BitLocker PIN with a minimum length of six digits for pre-boot authentication.If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can rem...
V-253262
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The operating system must employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs.Utilizing an allowlist provides a configuration management method for allowing the execution of only authorized software. Using only authorized softwa...
V-253266
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Alternate operating systems must not be permitted on the same system.Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow security to be circumvented....
V-253267
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Non-system-created file shares on a system must limit access to groups that require it.Shares which provide network access, must not exist on a workstation except for system-created administrative shares, and could potentially expose sen...
V-253270
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Only accounts responsible for the backup operations must be members of the Backup Operators group.Backup Operators are able to read and write to any file in the system, regardless of the rights assigned to it. Backup and restore rights permit users...
V-253271
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Only authorized user accounts must be allowed to create or run virtual machines on Windows 11 systems.Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow users to circumvent security. For Hyper-V, preventing unauthorized users from bei...
V-253273
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Accounts must be configured to require password expiration.Passwords that do not expire increase exposure with a greater probability of being discovered or cracked....
V-253274
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Permissions for system files and directories must conform to minimum requirements.Changing the system's file and directory permissions allows the possibility of unauthorized and anonymous modification to the operating system and ins...
V-253276
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) must not be installed on the system."SNMP" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic....
V-253277
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Simple TCP/IP Services must not be installed on the system."Simple TCP/IP Services" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwo...
V-253278
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Telnet Client must not be installed on the system.The "Telnet Client" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords o...
V-253279
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The TFTP Client must not be installed on the system.The "TFTP Client" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or ...
V-253280
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Software certificate installation files must be removed from Windows 11.Use of software certificates and their accompanying installation files for end users to access resources is less secure than the use of hardware-based...
V-253281
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
A host-based firewall must be installed and enabled on the system.A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules....
V-253282
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Inbound exceptions to the firewall on Windows 11 domain workstations must only allow authorized remote management hosts.Allowing inbound access to domain workstations from other systems may allow lateral movement across systems if credentials are compromised. Limiting i...
V-253285
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows PowerShell 2.0 feature must be disabled on the system.Windows PowerShell 5.0 added advanced logging features which can provide additional detail when malware has been run on a system. Disabling the Window...
V-253286
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the system.SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and prei...
V-253287
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the SMB server.SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and prei...
V-253288
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the SMB client.SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and prei...
V-253289
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Secondary Logon service must be disabled on Windows 11.The Secondary Logon service provides a means for entering alternate credentials, typically used to run commands with elevated privileges. Using privil...
V-253290
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Orphaned security identifiers (SIDs) must be removed from user rights on Windows 11.Accounts or groups given rights on a system may show up as unresolved SIDs for various reasons including deletion of the accounts or groups. If the ac...
V-253291
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Bluetooth must be turned off unless approved by the organization.If not configured properly, Bluetooth may allow rogue devices to communicate with a system. If a rogue device is paired with a system, there is potent...
V-253292
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Bluetooth must be turned off when not in use.If not configured properly, Bluetooth may allow rogue devices to communicate with a system. If a rogue device is paired with a system, there is potent...
V-253293
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must notify the user when a Bluetooth device attempts to connect.If not configured properly, Bluetooth may allow rogue devices to communicate with a system. If a rogue device is paired with a system, there is potent...
V-253295
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 nonpersistent VM sessions must not exceed 24 hours.For virtual desktop implementations (VDIs) where the virtual desktop instance is deleted or refreshed upon logoff, the organization must enforce that ...
V-253297
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 account lockout duration must be configured to 15 minutes or greater.The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. This parameter specifies the amount of time that an ac...
V-253298
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The number of allowed bad logon attempts must be configured to three or less.The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. The higher this value is, the less effective the accou...
V-253299
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The period of time before the bad logon counter is reset must be configured to 15 minutes.The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. This parameter specifies the period of time that must ...
V-253300
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The password history must be configured to 24 passwords remembered.A system is more vulnerable to unauthorized access when system users recycle the same password several times without being required to change a passwo...
V-253301
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The maximum password age must be configured to 60 days or less.The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the passwords. Scheduled changing of passwo...
V-253302
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The minimum password age must be configured to at least 1 day.Permitting passwords to be changed in immediate succession within the same day allows users to cycle passwords through their history database. This en...
V-253303
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Passwords must, at a minimum, be 14 characters.Information systems not protected with strong password schemes (including passwords of minimum length) provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the...
V-253304
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in Microsoft password complexity filter must be enabled.The use of complex passwords increases their strength against guessing and brute-force attacks. This setting configures the system to verify that newl...
V-253306
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Logon - Credential Validation failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253307
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Logon - Credential Validation successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253308
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Management - Security Group Management successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253309
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Management - User Account Management failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253310
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Account Management - User Account Management successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253311
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Detailed Tracking - PNP Activity successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253312
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Detailed Tracking - Process Creation successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253313
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Account Lockout failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253314
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Group Membership successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253315
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Logoff successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253316
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Logon failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253317
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Logon successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253318
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Special Logon successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253319
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - File Share failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253320
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - File Share successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253321
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - Other Object Access Events successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253322
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - Other Object Access Events failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253323
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Object Access - Removable Storage failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253324
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Object Access - Removable Storage successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253325
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Policy Change - Audit Policy Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253326
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Policy Change - Authentication Policy Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253327
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Policy Change - Authorization Policy Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253328
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Privilege Use - Sensitive Privilege Use failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253329
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit Privilege Use - Sensitive Privilege Use successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253330
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - IPsec Driver failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253331
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Other System Events successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253332
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Other System Events failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253333
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Security State Change successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253334
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - Security System Extension successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253335
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - System Integrity failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253336
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to audit System - System Integrity successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253337
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Application event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater.Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention b...
V-253338
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Security event log size must be configured to 1024000 KB or greater.Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention b...
V-253339
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The System event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater.Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention b...
V-253340
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 permissions for the Application event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253341
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 permissions for the Security event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253342
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 permissions for the System event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253343
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit Other Policy Change Events Successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253344
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit Other Policy Change Events Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253345
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff Events Successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253346
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff Events Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253347
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit Detailed File Share Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253348
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change Successes.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253349
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change Failures.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253350
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Camera access from the lock screen must be disabled.Enabling camera access from the lock screen could allow for unauthorized use. Requiring logon will ensure the device is only used by authorized person...
V-253351
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must cover or disable the built-in or attached camera when not in use.It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessa...
V-253352
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The display of slide shows on the lock screen must be disabled.Slide shows that are displayed on the lock screen could display sensitive information to unauthorized personnel. Turning off this feature will limit a...
V-253353
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
IPv6 source routing must be configured to highest protection.Configuring the system to disable IPv6 source routing protects against spoofing....
V-253354
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent IP source routing.Configuring the system to disable IP source routing protects against spoofing....
V-253357
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local administrator accounts must have their privileged token filtered to prevent elevated privileges from being used over the network on domain systems.A compromised local administrator account can provide means for an attacker to move laterally between domain systems. With User Account Control enabl...
V-253358
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
WDigest Authentication must be disabled.When the WDigest Authentication protocol is enabled, plain text passwords are stored in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) exposin...
V-253359
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Run as different user must be removed from context menus.The "Run as different user" selection from context menus allows the use of credentials other than the currently logged on user. Using privileged crede...
V-253360
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Insecure logons to an SMB server must be disabled.Insecure guest logons allow unauthenticated access to shared folders. Shared resources on a system must require authentication to establish proper acc...
V-253361
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet connection sharing must be disabled.Internet connection sharing makes it possible for an existing internet connection, such as through wireless, to be shared and used by other systems es...
V-253362
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Hardened UNC Paths must be defined to require mutual authentication and integrity for at least the \\*\SYSVOL and \\*\NETLOGON shares.Additional security requirements are applied to Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths specified in Hardened UNC paths before allowing access them. T...
V-253363
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to prioritize ECC Curves with longer key lengths first.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. By default Windows uses ECC curves with...
V-253364
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Simultaneous connections to the internet or a Windows domain must be limited.Multiple network connections can provide additional attack vectors to a system and must be limited. The "Minimize the number of simultaneous connectio...
V-253365
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Connections to non-domain networks when connected to a domain authenticated network must be blocked.Multiple network connections can provide additional attack vectors to a system and must be limited. When connected to a domain, communication must go ...
V-253366
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Wi-Fi Sense must be disabled.Wi-Fi Sense automatically connects the system to known hotspots and networks that contacts have shared. It also allows the sharing of the system's kno...
V-253367
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Command line data must be included in process creation events.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253368
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to enable Remote host allows delegation of non-exportable credentials.An exportable version of credentials is provided to remote hosts when using credential delegation which exposes them to theft on the remote host. Rest...
V-253369
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Virtualization-based Security must be enabled on Windows 11 with the platform security level configured to Secure Boot or Secure Boot with DMA Protection.Virtualization-based Security (VBS) provides the platform for the additional security features, Credential Guard and virtualization-based protection o...
V-253371
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Virtualization-based protection of code integrity must be enabled.Virtualization-based protection of code integrity enforces kernel mode memory protections as well as protecting Code Integrity validation paths. This ...
V-253372
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy must prevent boot drivers.The default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy is to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (pre...
V-253373
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Group Policy objects must be reprocessed even if they have not changed.Enabling this setting and then selecting the "Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed" option ensures that the policies will be repr...
V-253374
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Downloading print driver packages over HTTP must be prevented.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabili...
V-253375
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Web publishing and online ordering wizards must be prevented from downloading a list of providers.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabili...
V-253376
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Printing over HTTP must be prevented.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabili...
V-253377
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Systems must at least attempt device authentication using certificates.Using certificates to authenticate devices to the domain provides increased security over passwords. By default systems will attempt to authenticate u...
V-253378
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The network selection user interface (UI) must not be displayed on the logon screen.Enabling interaction with the network selection UI allows users to change connections to available networks without signing into Windows....
V-253379
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local users on domain-joined computers must not be enumerated.The username is one part of logon credentials that could be used to gain access to a system. Preventing the enumeration of users limits this informati...
V-253380
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on battery).Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on batt...
V-253381
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The user must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged in).Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged...
V-253383
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unauthenticated RPC clients must be restricted from connecting to the RPC server.Configuring RPC to restrict unauthenticated RPC clients from connecting to the RPC server will prevent anonymous connections....
V-253389
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Windows 11.Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it....
V-253391
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Administrator accounts must not be enumerated during elevation.Enumeration of administrator accounts when elevating can provide part of the logon information to an unauthorized user. This setting configures the sy...
V-253392
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Enhanced diagnostic data must be limited to the minimum required to support Windows Analytics.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Limiting this capability ...
V-253393
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows Telemetry must not be configured to Full.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Limiting this capability ...
V-253395
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Explorer must be enabled.Microsoft Defender SmartScreen helps protect systems from programs downloaded from the internet that may be malicious. Enabling Microsoft Defender Sma...
V-253396
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Explorer Data Execution Prevention must be enabled.Data Execution Prevention (DEP) provides additional protection by performing checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running. This settin...
V-253398
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
File Explorer shell protocol must run in protected mode.The shell protocol will limit the set of folders applications can open when run in protected mode. Restricting files an application can open, to a lim...
V-253399
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to disable Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting.Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting is intended for use with games; however, it could potentially record screen shots of other applications and ex...
V-253400
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The use of a hardware security device with Windows Hello for Business must be enabled.The use of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to store keys for Windows Hello for Business provides additional security. Keys stored in the TPM may only ...
V-253401
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to require a minimum pin length of six characters or greater.Windows allows the use of PINs as well as biometrics for authentication without sending a password to a network or website where it could be compromis...
V-253402
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Passwords must not be saved in the Remote Desktop Client.Saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client could allow an unauthorized user to establish a remote desktop session to another system. The system mus...
V-253403
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local drives must be prevented from sharing with Remote Desktop Session Hosts.Preventing users from sharing the local drives on their client computers to Remote Session Hosts that they access helps reduce possible exposure of se...
V-253404
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Remote Desktop Services must always prompt a client for passwords upon connection.This setting controls the ability of users to supply passwords automatically as part of their remote desktop connection. Disabling this setting would ...
V-253405
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Remote Desktop Session Host must require secure RPC communications.Allowing unsecure RPC communication exposes the system to man in the middle attacks and data disclosure attacks. A man in the middle attack occurs whe...
V-253406
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level.Remote connections must be encrypted to prevent interception of data or sensitive information. Selecting "High Level" will ensure encryption of Remote...
V-253407
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds.Attachments from RSS feeds may not be secure. This setting will prevent attachments from being downloaded from RSS feeds....
V-253408
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used.Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system....
V-253409
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed....
V-253410
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must be prevented from changing installation options.Installation options for applications are typically controlled by administrators. This setting prevents users from changing installation options that ...
V-253412
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Users must be notified if a web-based program attempts to install software.Web-based programs may attempt to install malicious software on a system. Ensuring users are notified if a web-based program attempts to install softw...
V-253413
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Automatically signing in the last interactive user after a system-initiated restart must be disabled.Windows can be configured to automatically sign the user back in after a Windows Update restart. Some protections are in place to help ensure this is ...
V-253414
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
PowerShell script block logging must be enabled on Windows 11.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253415
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
PowerShell Transcription must be enabled on Windows 11.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253417
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not allow unencrypted traffic.Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connections must be encrypted to pr...
V-253419
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not allow unencrypted traffic.Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connections must be encrypted to pr...
V-253420
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not store RunAs credentials.Storage of administrative credentials could allow unauthorized access. Disallowing the storage of RunAs credentials for Windows Remote Management will...
V-253421
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Digest authentication.Digest authentication is not as strong as other options and may be subject to man-in-the-middle attacks....
V-253422
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to prevent Windows apps from being activated by voice while the system is locked.Allowing Windows apps to be activated by voice from the lock screen could allow for unauthorized use. Requiring logon will ensure the apps are only us...
V-253423
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The convenience PIN for Windows 11 must be disabled.This policy controls whether a domain user can sign in using a convenience PIN to prevent enabling (Password Stuffer)....
V-253424
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows Ink Workspace must be configured to disallow access above the lock.This action secures Windows Ink, which contains applications and features oriented toward pen computing....
V-253426
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 Kernel (Direct Memory Access) DMA Protection must be enabled.Kernel DMA Protection to protect PCs against drive-by Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks using PCI hot plug devices connected to Thunderbolt 3 ports. ...
V-253427
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The DoD Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store.To ensure secure DoD websites and DoD-signed code are properly validated, the system must trust the DoD Root Certificate Authorities (CAs). The DoD ro...
V-253428
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The External Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store on unclassified systems.To ensure secure websites protected with External Certificate Authority (ECA) server certificates are properly validated, the system must trust the EC...
V-253429
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems.To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DoD websites due to the system chaining to a r...
V-253430
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The US DOD CCEB Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems.To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DOD websites due to the system chaining to a r...
V-253431
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Default permissions for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry hive must be maintained.The registry is integral to the function, security, and stability of the Windows system. Changing the system's registry permissions allows the possibi...
V-253432
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in administrator account must be disabled.The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individual administrators on a sys...
V-253433
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in guest account must be disabled.A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not disabled. This account is a known account that exists on all Win...
V-253434
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Local accounts with blank passwords must be restricted to prevent access from the network.An account without a password can allow unauthorized access to a system as only the username would be required. Password policies must prevent account...
V-253435
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in administrator account must be renamed.The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of...
V-253436
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The built-in guest account must be renamed.The built-in guest account is a well-known user account on all Windows systems and, as initially installed, does not require a password. This can allo...
V-253437
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Audit policy using subcategories must be enabled.Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises t...
V-253438
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be encrypted or signed.Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not all information is encrypte...
V-253439
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be encrypted.Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not all information is encrypte...
V-253440
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be signed.Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but the channel is not integrity ch...
V-253443
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to require a strong session key.A computer connecting to a domain controller will establish a secure channel. Requiring strong session keys enforces 128-bit encryption between system...
V-253444
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The machine inactivity limit must be set to 15 minutes, locking the system with the screensaver.Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and must be locked when unattended. The screen saver must be set at a maximum of 15 minutes and...
V-253445
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The required legal notice must be configured to display before console logon.Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources. Sa...
V-253448
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Smart Card removal option must be configured to Force Logoff or Lock Workstation.Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and must be locked. Configuring a system to lock when a smart card is removed will ensure the s...
V-253449
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows SMB client must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing.The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in preventing man-in-the-midd...
V-253450
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unencrypted passwords must not be sent to third-party SMB Servers.Some non-Microsoft SMB servers only support unencrypted (plain text) password authentication. Sending plain text passwords across the network, when au...
V-253451
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows SMB server must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing.The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in preventing man-in-the-midd...
V-253455
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent anonymous users from having the same rights as the Everyone group.Access by anonymous users must be restricted. If this setting is enabled, then anonymous users have the same rights and permissions as the built-in Ev...
V-253457
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Remote calls to the Security Account Manager (SAM) must be restricted to Administrators.The Windows SAM stores users' passwords. Restricting remote rpc connections to the SAM to Administrators helps protect those credentials....
V-253458
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
NTLM must be prevented from falling back to a Null session.NTLM sessions that are allowed to fall back to Null (unauthenticated) sessions may gain unauthorized access....
V-253459
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
PKU2U authentication using online identities must be prevented.PKU2U is a peer-to-peer authentication protocol. This setting prevents online identities from authenticating to domain-joined systems. Authentication...
V-253460
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Kerberos encryption types must be configured to prevent the use of DES and RC4 encryption suites.Certain encryption types are no longer considered secure. This setting configures a minimum encryption type for Kerberos, preventing the use of the DE...
V-253463
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to the required LDAP client signing level.This setting controls the signing requirements for LDAP clients. This setting must be set to Negotiate signing or Require signing, depending on the en...
V-253464
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based clients.Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum ...
V-253465
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based servers.Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum ...
V-253466
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to use FIPS-compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing.This setting ensures that the system uses algorithms that are FIPS-compliant for encryption, hashing, and signing. FIPS-compliant algorithms meet spec...
V-253468
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control approval mode for the built-in Administrator must be enabled.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-253469
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must prompt administrators for consent on the secure desktop.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-253470
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must use multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged and nonprivileged accounts.Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged and nonprivileged functions is greatly increased. All domain account...
V-253471
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must automatically deny elevation requests for standard users.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Den...
V-253472
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-253473
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-253474
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode, enabling UAC.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-253475
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
User Account Control must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations.User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Thi...
V-253476
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Passwords for enabled local Administrator accounts must be changed at least every 60 days.The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the password. A local Administrator account...
V-253478
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Zone information must be preserved when saving attachments.Preserving zone of origin (internet, intranet, local, restricted) information on file attachments allows Windows to determine risk....
V-253479
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access Credential Man...
V-253480
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Access this computer from the network" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Remote Desktop Users groups.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access this computer ...
V-253482
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Allow log on locally" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Users groups.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on locally"...
V-253483
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Back up files and directories" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Back up files and dir...
V-253484
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Change the system time" user right must only be assigned to Administrators and Local Service.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Change the system tim...
V-253485
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Create a pagefile" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create a pagefile" us...
V-253487
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Create global objects" user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create global objects...
V-253488
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Create permanent shared objects" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create permanent shar...
V-253489
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Create symbolic links" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create symbolic links...
V-253491
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Deny access to this computer from the network" user right on workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and local accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny access to this computer from t...
V-253492
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Deny log on as a batch job" user right on domain-joined workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a batch job" right d...
V-253493
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Deny log on as a service" user right on Windows 11 domain-joined workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a service" right def...
V-253494
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Deny log on locally" user right on workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on locally" right defines ...
V-253495
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right on Windows 11 workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and local accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on through Remote Desktop ...
V-253496
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Enable computer and user accounts t...
V-253497
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Force shutdown from a remote system" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Force shutdown from a...
V-253498
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Impersonate a client after authentication" user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Impersonate a client after authenti...
V-253499
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Load and unload device drivers" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Load and unload device drivers" use...
V-253500
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Lock pages in memory" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Lock pages in memory" user right al...
V-253501
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Manage auditing and security log" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Manage auditing and s...
V-253502
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Modify firmware environment values" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Modify firmware envir...
V-253503
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Perform volume mainte...
V-253504
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Profile single process" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile single proces...
V-253505
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Restore files and directories" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Restore files and dir...
V-253506
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The "Take ownership of files or other objects" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Take ownership of fil...
V-256893
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Internet Explorer must be disabled for Windows 11.Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) is not supported on Windows 11 semi-annual channel....
V-257592
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must not have portproxy enabled or in use.Having portproxy enabled or configured in Windows 10 could allow a man-in-the-middle attack....
V-257770
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must have command line process auditing events enabled for failures.When this policy setting is enabled, the operating system generates audit events when a process fails to start and the name of the program or user tha...
V-268317
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Copilot in Windows must be disabled for Windows 11Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabili...
V-268318
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 systems must use either Group Policy or an approved Mobile Device Management (MDM) product to enforce STIG compliance.Without Windows 11 systems being managed, devices could be rogue and become targets of an attacker....
V-253268
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unused accounts must be disabled or removed from the system after 35 days of inactivity.Outdated or unused accounts provide penetration points that may go undetected. Inactive accounts must be deleted if no longer necessary or, if still r...
V-253272
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Standard local user accounts must not exist on a system in a domain.To minimize potential points of attack, local user accounts, other than built-in accounts and local administrator accounts, must not exist on a workst...
V-253296
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows 11 time service must synchronize with an appropriate DOD time source.The Windows Time Service controls time synchronization settings. Time synchronization is essential for authentication and auditing purposes. If the Wi...
V-253355
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to prevent Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects from overriding Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) generated routes.Allowing ICMP redirect of routes can lead to traffic not being routed properly. When disabled, this forces ICMP to be routed via shortest path first....
V-253356
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The system must be configured to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers.Configuring the system to ignore name release requests, except from WINS servers, prevents a denial of service (DoS) attack. The DoS consists of sendi...
V-253384
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The setting to allow Microsoft accounts to be optional for modern style apps must be enabled.Control of credentials and the system must be maintained within the enterprise. Enabling this setting allows enterprise credentials to be used with mo...
V-253385
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Application Compatibility Program Inventory must be prevented from collecting data and sending the information to Microsoft.Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capabili...
V-253390
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Microsoft consumer experiences must be turned off.Microsoft consumer experiences provides suggestions and notifications to users, which may include the installation of Windows Store apps. Organization...
V-253394
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows Update must not obtain updates from other PCs on the internet.Windows 11 allows Windows Update to obtain updates from additional sources instead of Microsoft. In addition to Microsoft, updates can be obtained fro...
V-253397
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled.Legacy plug-in applications may continue to function when a File Explorer session has become corrupt. Disabling this feature will prevent this....
V-253425
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Windows 11 must be configured to prevent users from receiving suggestions for third-party or additional applications.Windows spotlight features may suggest apps and content from third-party software publishers in addition to Microsoft apps and content....
V-253441
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The computer account password must not be prevented from being reset.Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. Disabling automatic password changes can make the system more vulnerable to m...
V-253442
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The maximum age for machine account passwords must be configured to 30 days or less.Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. This setting controls the maximum password age that a machine account may hav...
V-253446
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Windows message title for the legal notice must be configured.Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources....
V-253447
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Caching of logon credentials must be limited.The default Windows configuration caches the last logon credentials for users who log on interactively to a system. This feature is provided for syste...
V-253467
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The default permissions of global system objects must be increased.Windows systems maintain a global list of shared system resources such as DOS device names, mutexes, and semaphores. Each type of object is created wi...
V-253477
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Toast notifications to the lock screen must be turned off.Toast notifications that are displayed on the lock screen could display sensitive information to unauthorized personnel. Turning off this feature will...