Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Profile system performance" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26501	WINUR-000037	SV-33491r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile system performance" right can monitor system processes performance. An attacker could potentially use this to identify processes to attack.

STIG	Date
Win2k8 R2 Audit	2013-06-10

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-29666r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Profile system performance" as defined in the Check section.