CCE-42362-4Platform: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10 | Date: (C)2016-09-23 (M)2023-07-04 |
Disable: 'Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers' for AddPrinterDrivers
It is feasible for a attacker to disguise a Trojan horse program as a printer driver. The program may appear to users as if they must use it to print, but such a program could unleash malicious code on your computer network. To reduce the possibility of such an event, only administrators should be allowed to install printer drivers. However, because laptops are mobile devices, laptop users may occasionally need to install a printer driver from a remote source to continue their work. Therefore, this policy setting should be disabled for laptop users, but always enabled for desktop users.
Counter Measure:
Enable the Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers setting.
Potential Impact:
Only users with Administrative, Power User, or Server Operator privileges will be able to install printers on the servers. If this policy setting is enabled but the driver for a network printer already exists on the local computer, users can still add the network printer.
Parameter:
[enable/disable]
Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: Computer ConfigurationWindows SettingsSecurity SettingsLocal PoliciesSecurity OptionsDevices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintProvidersLanMan Print ServicesServersAddPrinterDrivers
CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
CCSS Score : 7.8 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
Exploit Score: 1.8 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: LOW |
Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality: HIGH |
| Integrity: HIGH |
| Availability: HIGH |
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References: Resource Id | Reference |
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SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:35092 |