STIGUI
V-220959CAT II — Medium severitySV-220959r1137691_rule

The Allow log on locally user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Users groups.

Rule version WN10-UR-000025 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

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

Accounts with the "Allow log on locally" user right can log on interactively to a system.

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 "Allow log on locally" user right, this is a finding:

Administrators Users

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Allow log on locally" to only include the following groups or accounts:

Administrators Users

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220959
Group title
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
Rule ID
SV-220959r1137691_rule
Check ID
C-22674r555362_chk
Fix ID
F-22663r555363_fix