Detections
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1.256 WN11-UR-000120

Information

The 'Load and unload device drivers' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID: V-253499
RULE ID: SV-253499r958726

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.

Solution

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 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-253499r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-UR-000120, Vuln-ID|V-253499

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 571616440fc20eac20251cb856f8cefcc0c96ebea069906b4744dc80f8249423