Microsoft Windows 10

The "Deny log on as a batch job" user right on domain-joined workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts

STIG ID: WN10-UR-000075 | SRG: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000213 | Vulnerability ID: V-220969

Description

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.The "Deny log on as a batch job" right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on to the system as a batch job, such as Task Scheduler.In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower-trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks that could lead to the compromise of an entire domain.

Check

C-220969r958472_chk

This requirement is applicable to domain-joined systems. For standalone or nondomain-joined systems, this is NA.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 the following groups or accounts are not defined for the "Deny log on as a batch job" right, this is a finding.Domain Systems Only:Enterprise Admin GroupDomain Admin Group

Fix

F-22673r857199_fix

This requirement is applicable to domain-joined systems. For standalone or nondomain-joined systems, this is NA.Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Deny log on as a batch job" to include the following:Domain Systems Only:Enterprise Admin GroupDomain Admin Group