Detections
Analytics

1.258 WN11-UR-000130

Information

The 'Manage auditing and security log' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID: V-253501
RULE ID: SV-253501r958434

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

Accounts with the 'Manage auditing and security log' user right can manage the security log and change auditing configurations. This could be used to clear evidence of tampering.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Manage auditing and security log'

to only include the following groups or accounts:

Administrators

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27756

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|AU-12b., CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000171, Rule-ID|SV-253501r958434_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-UR-000130, Vuln-ID|V-253501

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: aa6be4a3bb0daba2a21fddf41bf0b1f272353e79bbcc74be0d2df6f454e36f8e