Detections
Analytics

1.264 WN19-UR-000110

Information

Windows Server 2019 Force shutdown from a remote system user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID:V-205758
RULE ID:SV-205758r958726

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

Accounts with the 'Force shutdown from a remote system' user right can remotely shut down a system, which could result in a denial of service.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Force shutdown from a remote system'

to include only the following accounts or groups:

 - Administrators

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22176

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(7)(b)

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 9a03763111d27970d83b2f3307a61130175e7e434a1112607a95b1dff6a8abb1