WN11-UR-000140 - The 'Modify firmware environment values' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

Information

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.

Accounts with the 'Modify firmware environment values' user right can change hardware configuration environment variables. This could result in hardware failures or a DoS.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Modify firmware environment values' to only include the following groups or accounts:

Administrators

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_11_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-253502r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-UR-000140, Vuln-ID|V-253502

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 6f85c7e0b31465c25e32f0eaa347fd30e0cb3326776d447cbd2159a27b8f69e1