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V-93195

CAT II (Medium)

Windows Server 2019 Event Viewer must be protected from unauthorized modification and deletion.

Rule ID

SV-103283r1_rule

STIG

Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-001494

Discussion

Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. Operating systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools and the corresponding rights the user enjoys in order to make access decisions regarding the modification or deletion of audit tools. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Check Content

Navigate to "%SystemRoot%\System32".

View the permissions on "Eventvwr.exe".

If any groups or accounts other than TrustedInstaller have "Full control" or "Modify" permissions, this is a finding.

The default permissions below satisfy this requirement:

TrustedInstaller - Full Control
Administrators, SYSTEM, Users, ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES, ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES - Read & Execute

Fix Text

Configure the permissions on the "Eventvwr.exe" file to prevent modification by any groups or accounts other than TrustedInstaller. The default permissions listed below satisfy this requirement:

TrustedInstaller - Full Control
Administrators, SYSTEM, Users, ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES, ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES - Read & Execute

The default location is the "%SystemRoot%\System32" folder.