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V-253436CAT II — Medium severitySV-253436r1268251_rule

The built-in guest account must be renamed.

Rule version WN11-SO-000025 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

The built-in guest account is a well-known user account on all Windows systems and, as initially installed, does not require a password. This can allow access to system resources by unauthorized users. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.

Check

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options.

If the value for "Accounts: Rename guest account" is set to "Guest", this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Accounts: Rename guest account" to a name other than "Guest".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253436
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-253436r1268251_rule
Check ID
C-56889r829390_chk
Fix ID
F-56839r829391_fix