Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-225088 | WN16-UR-000280 | SV-225088r891712_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right can manage volume and disk configurations. This could be used to delete volumes, resulting in data loss or a denial of service. |
STIG | Date |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-08-22 |
Check Text ( C-26779r891712_chk ) |
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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 an application requires this user right, this is not a finding. Vendor documentation must support the requirement for having the user right. The requirement must be documented with the ISSO. - Administrators For server core installations, run the following command: Secedit /Export /Areas User_Rights /cfg c:\path\filename.txt Review the text file. If any SIDs other than the following are granted the "SeManageVolumePrivilege" user right, this is a finding. S-1-5-32-544 (Administrators) |
Fix Text (F-26767r890516_fix) |
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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Perform volume maintenance tasks to include only the following accounts or groups: - Administrators |