Title

Unauthorized accounts must 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" user right can monitor system processes performance. An attacker could potentially use this to identify processes to attack.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Profile system performance" right, this is a finding: Administrators NT Service\WdiServiceHost

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Profile system performance" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators NT Service\WdiServiceHost

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35956r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-26501

Group Title: Profile system performance

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