Information
Do not root your device.
Rationale:
Rooting your Android device breaks the user level restrictions put by the Android
operating system. This significantly opens up the device to allow literally any privileged
action. Rooting enables any form of alteration to the device. This puts the device at a much
greater risk because any vulnerability can be exploited without any restrictions. This also
voids the warranty and future security updates are problematic to install. Hence, for all
user purposes, do not root your device.
NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Follow your device manufacturer support/documentation/community to completely un-
root your device.
Impact:
None
Default Value:
By default, devices are not rooted and run with user level restrictions.