STIGUI
V-253500CAT II — Medium severitySV-253500r958726_rule

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

Rule version WN11-UR-000125 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

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-253500
Group title
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
Rule ID
SV-253500r958726_rule
Check ID
C-56953r829582_chk
Fix ID
F-56903r829583_fix