Unauthorized accounts must not have the Shut down the system user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26505	WN12-UR-000041	SV-53016r1_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Shut down the system" user right can interactively shut down a system, which could result in a DoS.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-47323r1_chk )
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Shut down the system" user right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-45943r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Shut down the system" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators