Detections
Analytics
WN12-UR-000028 - The Load and unload device drivers 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.The 'Load and unload device drivers' user right allows device drivers to dynamically be loaded on a system by a user. This could potentially be used to install malicious code by an attacker.
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Load and unload device drivers' 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-225567r877392_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-UR-000028, STIG-Legacy|SV-53043, STIG-Legacy|V-26493, Vuln-ID|V-225567
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 5db01c2174a3d9de448dec1f4f96f45d45e2a701843281d320ae6ac73d0b4f34