Unauthorized accounts must not have the Load and unload device drivers user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26493	WINUR-000028	SV-33429r2_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Load and unload device drivers" user right allows device drivers to dynamically be loaded on a system by a user. This could potentially be used to install malicious code by an attacker.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-61069r2_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 "Load and unload device drivers" user right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-65805r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Load and unload device drivers" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators