WN22-UR-000140 - Windows Server 2022 increase scheduling priority: user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

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Information

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

Accounts with the 'Increase scheduling priority' user right can change a scheduling priority, causing performance issues or a denial of service.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Increase scheduling priority to include only the following accounts or groups:

- Administrators

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2022_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-254504r849328_rule, STIG-ID|WN22-UR-000140, Vuln-ID|V-254504

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 761d6d25f5ea2387ab421fd5339325a53a4cb94367d6c59d2da82ed39f36b9f5