Detections
Analytics
WN25-UR-000140 - The Windows Server 2025 'Increase scheduling priority' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.
Information
Inappropriately granting user rights provides 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_2025_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG v1r1
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-278254r1182222_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-UR-000140, Vuln-ID|V-278254
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 9ca5b30bc0b4c22db6d47e3d9971912ac461050c7730781d89c90b6804600ef0