Detections
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1.240 WN10-UR-000040

Information

The Create a pagefile user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID: V-220962RULE ID: SV-220962r958726

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities.

Accounts with the 'Create a pagefile' user right can change the size of a pagefile, which could affect system performance.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Create a pagefile'

to only include the following groups or accounts:

Administrators

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23869

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-220962r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-UR-000040, Vuln-ID|V-220962

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: d056f18c1e1f37d9bbc91ce7990b00065b0863d454abd351d41250a43c28135b