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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 (CAT I)  |  CCI: CCI-000366 |  Vulnerability Id: V-224819

Vulnerability Discussion

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.