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RHEL 10 must be configured so that all local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-281176RHEL-10-600170SV-281176r1166480_ruleCCI-003980medium
Description
The executable search path (typically the PATH environment variable) contains a list of directories for the shell to search to find executables. If this path includes the current working directory (other than the user's home directory), executables in these directories may be executed instead of system commands. This variable is formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon or two consecutive colons, this is interpreted as the current working directory. If deviations from the default system search path for the local interactive user are required, they must be documented with the information system security officer (ISSO).
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-03-11

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) 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.

CFG-05User-Installed Software
0.50
CFG-05.2Restrict Roles Permitted To Install Software
0.50
END-03Prohibit Installation Without Privileged Status
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (42) 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-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-3(4)Discretionary Access Control
1.00
AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00

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CCI1 mapping
CCI-003980
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 4 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.

PR.PS-05
0.50

Details

Check Text (C-281176r1166480_chk)

Verify RHEL 10 local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories with the following commands: $ sudo find /home -maxdepth 2 -type f -name ".[^.]*" -exec grep -iH path= {} \; PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin:$PATH" If any local interactive user initialization files have executable search path statements that include directories outside of their home directory, and this is not documented with the ISSO as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-85642r1166479_fix)

Configure RHEL 10 so that all local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories. Edit the local interactive user initialization files to change any PATH variable statements that reference directories other than their home directory. If a local interactive user requires path variables to reference a directory owned by the application, it must be documented with the ISSO.