STIGUI
V-266950CAT II — Medium severitySV-266950r1039871_rule

AOS must audit the execution of privileged functions.

Rule version ARBA-ND-000289 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-25

Discussion

Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000343-NDM-000289, SRG-APP-000101-NDM-000231, SRG-APP-000504-NDM-000321

Check

Verify the AOS configuration with the following command: show running-config | include audit-trail

If the audit-trail is not enabled, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure AOS with the following commands: configure terminal audit-trail all write memory

Identifiers

Group ID
V-266950
Group title
SRG-APP-000343-NDM-000289
Rule ID
SV-266950r1039871_rule
Check ID
C-70874r1039869_chk
Fix ID
F-70777r1039870_fix