Title

The "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right can manage volume and disk configurations. They could potentially delete volumes, resulting in data loss or a DoS.

Check Content

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment. If any groups or accounts other than the following are granted the "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Perform volume maintenance tasks" to only include the following groups or accounts: Administrators

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-253503r958726_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-253503

Group Title: SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

Expert Comments

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