Windows Server 2019 users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205844	WN19-00-000010	SV-205844r991589_rule		High

Description

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.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-23

Details

Check Text (C-6109r355894_chk)

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 Text (F-6109r355895_fix)

Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.