Detections
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1.266 WN16-UR-000240

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-225084
RULE ID: SV-225084r958726

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

The 'Load and unload device drivers' user right allows a user to load device drivers dynamically on a system. This could be used by an attacker to install malicious code.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Load and unload device drivers'

to include only the following accounts or groups:

 - Administrators

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23093

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-225084r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-UR-000240, Vuln-ID|V-225084

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 0961addc91e8e05b860580858cc0cfea040559b8f0f4841ce82a34ed83d21986