Unauthorized accounts must not have the Increase a process working set user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26491	WN08-UR-000026	SV-48537r3_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Increase a process working set" user right can change the size of a process's working set, potentially causing performance issues or a DoS.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-42655r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Increase a process working set" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators Local Service Window Manager\Window Manager Group