Detections
Analytics
WN25-UR-000160 - The Windows Server 2025 'Lock pages in memory' user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.
Information
Inappropriately granting user rights provides system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.The 'Lock pages in memory' user right allows physical memory to be assigned to processes, which could cause performance issues or a denial of service.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125, SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Lock pages in memory to be defined but containing no entries (blank).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, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY
References: 800-53|AC-6(10), 800-53|SI-16, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, CCI|CCI-002824, Rule-ID|SV-278256r1182224_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-UR-000160, Vuln-ID|V-278256
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 48713f1c92239a9ad4a4c63f207f6501861bbbd14cecd7f2ad9d2d3381fbba65