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WN25-MS-000090 - Windows Server 2025 Deny log on as a batch job user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and from unauthenticated access on all systems.

Information

Inappropriately granting user rights provides system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.

The 'Deny log on as a batch job' user right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on to the system as a batch job, such as Task Scheduler.

In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower-trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks, which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain.

The Guests group must be assigned to prevent unauthenticated access.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Deny log on as a batch job to include the following:

Domain Systems Only:
- Enterprise Admins Group.
- Domain Admins Group.

All Systems:
- Guests Group.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-278185r1182296_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-MS-000090, Vuln-ID|V-278185

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: e56aa7d428e6be4d2e10375aa28b0f2457c72b4e605efe0b2b57acca21946349