STIGUI
V-220977CAT II — Medium severitySV-220977r958726_rule

The Lock pages in memory user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.

Rule version WN10-UR-000125 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

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

The "Lock pages in memory" user right allows physical memory to be assigned to processes, which could cause performance issues or a DoS.

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 are granted the "Lock pages in memory" user right, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Lock pages in memory" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220977
Group title
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
Rule ID
SV-220977r958726_rule
Check ID
C-22692r555416_chk
Fix ID
F-22681r555417_fix