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V-224880

CAT II

Event Viewer must be protected from unauthorized modification and deletion.

Ships Affected
1
Total Findings
8
Open
0
Closed
8

Check Text

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.

STIG Reference

STIG
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Version
2
Release
10
Rule ID
SV-224880r991558_rule

All Occurrences

This vulnerability appears on 1 ship(s)

Ship Hull # Source File Status Assigned To Scan Date Actions
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-AP-002/Checklist/MONT-AP-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-144214.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:42.721079 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-BE-002/Checklist/MONT-BE-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-143943.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:41.363810 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-DB-002/Checklist/MONT-DB-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-144132.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:39.082634 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-DC-003/Checklist/MONT-DC-003_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-172220.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:37.248886 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-DP-001/Checklist/MONT-DP-001_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-144106.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:35.637816 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-MB-002/Checklist/MONT-MB-002_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-152736.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:33.842838 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-VSF-003/Checklist/MONT-VSF-003_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-143935.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:31.534241 View in Context
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-VSF-004/Checklist/MONT-VSF-004_WinServer2016_V2R10_20251023-143909.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:30.046447 View in Context
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