STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must allow only the root account to have unrestricted access to the system.

DISA Rule

SV-281192r1166528_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281192

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600400

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that only the "root" account has a UID assignment of "0".

Change the UID of any account on the system, other than "root", that has a UID of "0".

If the account is associated with system commands or applications, the UID should be changed to one greater than "0" but less than "1000". Otherwise, assign a UID of greater than "1000" that has not already been assigned.

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that only the "root" account has a UID "0" assignment with the following command:

$ awk -F: '$3 == 0 {print $1}' /etc/passwd
root

If any accounts other than "root" have a UID of "0", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281192

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600400

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that only the "root" account has a UID "0" assignment with the following command:

$ awk -F: '$3 == 0 {print $1}' /etc/passwd
root

If any accounts other than "root" have a UID of "0", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733