Detections
Analytics
WN25-UR-000150 - The Windows Server 2025 'Load and unload device drivers' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.
Information
Inappropriately granting user rights provides 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://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-278255r1182223_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-UR-000150, Vuln-ID|V-278255
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: d221cc403981b1b78a1c8170dbaed48934c0038b147559a34d45aba41a426a76