Detections
Analytics

1.256 WN16-UR-000080

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-225074
RULE ID: SV-225074r958726

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 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-225074r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-UR-000080, Vuln-ID|V-225074

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: ac8e4cd892eea20ac0f0411055960630fc97779673e91acfbc6040d75e4911f3