WN19-UR-000190 - Windows Server 2019 Perform volume maintenance tasks user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

Information

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

Accounts with the 'Perform volume maintenance tasks' user right can manage volume and disk configurations. This could be used to delete volumes, resulting in data loss or a denial of service.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Perform volume maintenance tasks' to include only the following accounts or groups:

- Administrators

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2019_V3R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-205765r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN19-UR-000190, STIG-Legacy|SV-103169, STIG-Legacy|V-93081, Vuln-ID|V-205765

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: ca3e69d3a2a021a5465a13329cbfd46ff22edc672cf7ee30e616d318ecb734c2