Detections
Analytics
WN12-UR-000011 - The Create a pagefile user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.
Information
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide 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 only include the following accounts or groups:Administrators
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_MS_V3R7_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-225551r877392_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-UR-000011, STIG-Legacy|SV-53063, STIG-Legacy|V-26478, Vuln-ID|V-225551
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: c776618c4f2c3e11a1ea2731ce620bd027bc059b74ab921fa5b1aefc42008a64