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1.242 WN11-UR-000040

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-253485
RULE ID: SV-253485r958726

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/27756

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-253485r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-UR-000040, Vuln-ID|V-253485

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: d6184219518105f355512a0b3827551fac7e57068b49acdf84f0fe2f62023989