STIGUI
V-254238CAT II — Medium severitySV-254238r991589_rule

Windows Server 2022 users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.

Rule version WN22-00-000010 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

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.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254238
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-254238r991589_rule
Check ID
C-57723r848528_chk
Fix ID
F-57674r848529_fix