Detections
Analytics
WN25-UR-000050 - The Windows Server 2025 'Create a pagefile' 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 'Create a pagefile' user right can change the size of a pagefile, which could affect system performance.
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Create a pagefile 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-278245r1182212_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-UR-000050, Vuln-ID|V-278245
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 22c5e4688b0251eb640d0f731535803ae226b05ea39a7f11f8c3eb074af8d50b