Windows Server 2025 manually managed application account passwords must be changed at least annually or when a system administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277990 | WN25-00-000060 | SV-277990r1182248_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Setting application account passwords to expire may cause applications to stop functioning. However, not changing them on a regular basis exposes them to attack. If managed service accounts are used, this alleviates the need to manually change application account passwords. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-20 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-277990r1182248_chk)
Determine if manually managed application/service accounts exist. If none exist, this is not applicable.
If passwords for manually managed application/service accounts are not changed at least annually or when an administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization, this is a finding.
Identify manually managed application/service accounts.
To determine the date a password was last changed for domain controllers:
Open PowerShell.
Enter "Get-AdUser -Identity [application account name] -Properties PasswordLastSet | FT Name, PasswordLastSet", where [application account name] is the name of the manually managed application/service account.
If the "PasswordLastSet" date is more than one year old, this is a finding.
For member servers and stand-alone or nondomain-joined systems:
Open command prompt.
Enter 'Net User [application account name] | Find /i "Password Last Set"', where [application account name] is the name of the manually managed application/service account.
If the "Password Last Set" date is more than one year old, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-82425r1180675_fix)
Change passwords for manually managed application/service accounts at least annually or when an administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization.
It is recommended that system-managed service accounts be used whenever possible.