The Force shutdown from a remote system user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

STIG ID: WN16-UR-000200  |  SRG: SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125 |  Severity: medium |  CCI: CCI-002235 |  Vulnerability Id: V-225080 | 

Vulnerability Discussion

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.

Accounts with the "Force shutdown from a remote system" user right can remotely shut down a system, which could result in a denial of service.

Check

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 "Force shutdown from a remote system" 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 "SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege" user right, this is a finding.

S-1-5-32-544 (Administrators)

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Force shutdown from a remote system" to include only the following accounts or groups:

- Administrators