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2.2.43 Ensure 'Profile system performance' is set to 'Administrators, NT SERVICE\WdiServiceHost'

Information

This policy setting determines which users can use Windows performance monitoring tools to monitor the performance of system processes.

The recommended state for this setting is: Administrators, NT SERVICE\WdiServiceHost.

Note: Certain policy settings must be configured in the Default Domain Controller Policy to ensure they are applied globally to domain controllers. Exercise caution when modifying these policies, as improper changes can negatively impact the environment.

Only policies that are configured by Microsoft by default should reside in these baseline GPOs. Any additional or custom policy settings should be implemented through separate GPOs rather than modifying the default policies.

Threat actors with this user right could monitor a computer's performance to help identify critical processes that they might wish to attack directly. Threat actors may also be able to determine what processes are active on the computer so that they could identify countermeasures that they may need to avoid, such as antivirus software or an intrusion detection system.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Administrators, NT SERVICE\WdiServiceHost :

Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\Profile system performance

Impact:

None - this is the default behavior.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27461

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AC-2, 800-53|AC-3, 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|AC-6(1), 800-53|AC-6(7), 800-53|AU-9(4)

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 6ce992a13cbcd4d48cfb9503e5dd4d20c801d5828cc59da3c3dad55a54035304