QID 91997

QID 91997: Enabled Administrator Account's Password Does Not Expire

Checks if enabled built-in administrator account password never expires set

Depending on the site's policy, this may be considered a security vulnerability since it allows attackers an infinite duration to try bruteforcing (guessing over multiple login attempts) the password for the account.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.3 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Reconfigure the Administrator account's properties to expire the password after a specified duration per the site's policy. Ideally, domain-wide policies should be set on the Domain Controller so that all Windows hosts on the domain comply automatically, and each individual host does not need to be configured.

Note that the Administrator account on the Domain Controller(s) will always have a password that does not expire, since the option check box in the properties dialog box for this account is greyed out.

Additional details can be found under QID 45031 Accounts Enumerated From SAM Database Whose Passwords Do Not Expire

Vendor References

CVEs related to QID 91997

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