SV-278252r1182220: The Windows Server 2025 "Generate security audits" user right must only be assigned to Local Service and Network Service. | Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Windows Server 2025 "Generate security audits" user right must only be assigned to Local Service and Network Service.

Description

Discussion Text

Inappropriately granting user rights provides system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Generate security audits" user right specifies users and processes that can generate Security Log audit records, which must only be the system service accounts defined.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-002235

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Windows Server 2025 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Windows Server 2025 5719

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.windows2025:def:278252
# The Windows Server 2025 "Generate security audits" user right must only be assigned to Local Service and Network Service.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Generate security audits - LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE
# userright_object (userright_test)
function test_1 {
  return ((($__tmp = "$env:TEMP\scc_userrights_$([guid]::NewGuid().Guid).cfg"; secedit /export /cfg $__tmp /areas USER_RIGHTS /quiet | Out-Null; $__m = Select-String -Path $__tmp -Pattern '^SeAuditPrivilege\s*=\s*(.*)$'; Remove-Item $__tmp -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if ($__m -and $__m.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value.Trim().Length -gt 0) { (($__m.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value -split ',') | ForEach-Object { $__sid = $_.Trim().TrimStart('*'); try { (New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($__sid)).Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]).Value -replace '^[^\\]*\\', '' } catch { $__sid } }) -join ',' } else { '' }) -eq '') -or (($__tmp = "$env:TEMP\scc_userrights_$([guid]::NewGuid().Guid).cfg"; secedit /export /cfg $__tmp /areas USER_RIGHTS /quiet | Out-Null; $__m = Select-String -Path $__tmp -Pattern '^SeAuditPrivilege\s*=\s*(.*)$'; Remove-Item $__tmp -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if ($__m -and $__m.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value.Trim().Length -gt 0) { (($__m.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value -split ',') | ForEach-Object { $__sid = $_.Trim().TrimStart('*'); try { (New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($__sid)).Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]).Value -replace '^[^\\]*\\', '' } catch { $__sid } }) -join ',' } else { '' }) -eq 'LOCAL SERVICE') -or (($__tmp = "$env:TEMP\scc_userrights_$([guid]::NewGuid().Guid).cfg"; secedit /export /cfg $__tmp /areas USER_RIGHTS /quiet | Out-Null; $__m = Select-String -Path $__tmp -Pattern '^SeAuditPrivilege\s*=\s*(.*)$'; Remove-Item $__tmp -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; if ($__m -and $__m.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value.Trim().Length -gt 0) { (($__m.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value -split ',') | ForEach-Object { $__sid = $_.Trim().TrimStart('*'); try { (New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($__sid)).Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]).Value -replace '^[^\\]*\\', '' } catch { $__sid } }) -join ',' } else { '' }) -eq 'NETWORK SERVICE'))
}

if (test_1) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

Assessment Script Powered by AISyntax-verified

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Syntax-checked as valid PowerShell. Not executed here — running it for real needs the actual ms_windows_server_2025 target this check assesses.

# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows2025:def:278252
$auditRights = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_UserRight -Filter "AssignedRights = 'SeAuditControlPrivilege' OR AssignedRights = 'SeSecurityPrivilege'"
$expectedUsers = "LOCAL SERVICE", "NETWORK SERVICE"
$compliant = $true
foreach ($right in $auditRights) {
    if ($right.UserName -notin $expectedUsers) {
        $compliant = $false
        break
    }
}
if ($compliant) {
    Write-Output "PASS"
    Exit 0
} else {
    Write-Output "FAIL"
    Exit 1
}

Remediation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Generate security audits to include only the following accounts or groups:
- Local Service.
- Network Service.