Title

Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Profile system performance" user right. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile system performance" right can monitor system processes performance. An attacker could potentially use this to identify processes to attack.

Check Content

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Profile system performance" as defined in the Check section.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-33491r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-26501

Group Title: Profile system performance

Expert Comments

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