Microsoft Windows 11
The "Profile single process" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group
Description
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 potentially use this to identify processes to attack.
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 groups or accounts other than the following are granted the "Profile single process" user right, this is a finding:Administrators
Fix
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Profile single process" to only include the following groups or accounts:Administrators