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

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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 DoS.

ID
SV-253497r958726_rule
Version
WN11-UR-000100
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

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

Administrators