SV-278256r1182224: The Windows Server 2025 "Lock pages in memory" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. | Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Windows Server 2025 "Lock pages in memory" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.

Description

Discussion Text

Inappropriately granting user rights provides 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 denial of service. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125, SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-002235Not mappedCCI-002824

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:278256
# The Windows Server 2025 "Lock pages in memory" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Lock pages in memory - None
# 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 $__tmp -Pattern '^SeLockMemoryPrivilege\s*=\s*(.*)$'; 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 '')
}

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

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows2025:def:278256
$lockPagesInMemoryRight = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_UserRight -Filter "UserRight='SE_LOCK_MEMORY_NAME'"
if ($lockPagesInMemoryRight -eq $null -or $lockPagesInMemoryRight.Users -eq $null -or $lockPagesInMemoryRight.Users -notcontains '*') { 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 >> Lock pages in memory to be defined but containing no entries (blank).