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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-33490r1_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 Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-07

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.