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V-205714CAT II — Medium severitySV-205714r958518_rule

Windows Server 2019 administrator accounts must not be enumerated during elevation.

Rule version WN19-CC-000240 · STIG v3 · 2026-02-12

Discussion

Enumeration of administrator accounts when elevating can provide part of the logon information to an unauthorized user. This setting configures the system to always require users to type in a username and password to elevate a running application.

Check

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CredUI\

Value Name: EnumerateAdministrators

Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000000 (0)

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Credential User Interface >> "Enumerate administrator accounts on elevation" to "Disabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-205714
Group title
SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068
Rule ID
SV-205714r958518_rule
Check ID
C-5979r355060_chk
Fix ID
F-5979r355061_fix