Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Profile single process" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26500	WINUR-000036	SV-35955r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-02

Details

Check Text ( C-33973r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the “Profile single process” right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-29667r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Profile single process" as defined in the Check section.