Detections
Analytics

1.268 WN22-UR-000150

Information

Windows Server 2022 load and unload device drivers user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID: V-254505
RULE ID: SV-254505r958726

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/22357

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-254505r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN22-UR-000150, Vuln-ID|V-254505

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: a3d29813a0fc439b6e43ae1dbecc14e4a5d7d07be6b630af1d14a8b5678298e8