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
Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-33974r1_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 system performance” right, this is a finding: Administrators NT Service\WdiServiceHost

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.