STIGUI
V-253484CAT II — Medium severitySV-253484r958726_rule

The "Change the system time" user right must only be assigned to Administrators and Local Service.

Rule version WN11-UR-000035 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

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

Accounts with the "Change the system time" user right can change the system time, which can impact authentication, as well as affect time stamps on event log entries.

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 "Change the system time" user right, this is a finding:

Administrators LOCAL SERVICE

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Change the system time" to only include the following groups or accounts:

Administrators LOCAL SERVICE

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253484
Group title
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
Rule ID
SV-253484r958726_rule
Check ID
C-56937r829534_chk
Fix ID
F-56887r829535_fix