Title

Windows Server 2019 Profile single process 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 "Profile single process" user right can monitor non-system processes performance. An attacker could use this to identify processes to attack.

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 accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Profile single process" user right, this is a finding: - Administrators For server core installations, run the following command: Secedit /Export /Areas User_Rights /cfg c:\path\filename.txt Review the text file. If any SIDs other than the following are granted the "SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege" user right, this is a finding: S-1-5-32-544 (Administrators)

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Profile single process" to include only the following accounts or groups: - Administrators

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-205766r958726_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-205766

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

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