The Windows Server 2025 "Profile single process" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

Inappropriately granting user rights provides system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.

Accounts with the "Profile single process" user right can monitor nonsystem processes performance. An attacker could use this to identify processes to attack.

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 accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Profile single process" user right, this is a finding: - Administrators.

For server core installations, run the following command:

Secedit /Export /Areas User_Rights /cfg c:\path\filename.txt

Review the text file.

If any SIDs other than the following are granted the "SeProfileSingleProcessPrivilege" user right, this is a finding:

S-1-5-32-544 (Administrators)

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Profile single process to include only the following accounts or groups: - Administrators.