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Unauthorized accounts must not have the Profile system performance user right.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
WN12-UR-000037 WN12-UR-000037 WN12-UR-000037_rule Medium
Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile system performance" user right can monitor system processes performance. An attacker could potentially use this to identify processes to attack.
STIG Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-WN12-UR-000037_chk )
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.
Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment.

If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Profile system performance" user right, this is a finding:

Administrators
NT Service\WdiServiceHost
Fix Text (F-WN12-UR-000037_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Profile system performance" to only include the following accounts or groups:

Administrators
NT Service\WdiServiceHost