V-225088
SV-225088r958726_rule
CAT II
The Perform volume maintenance tasks user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.
From: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V2R10)
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.
Accounts with the "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right can manage volume and disk configurations. This could be used to delete volumes, resulting in data loss or a denial of service.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
Check Procedure
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 an application requires this user right, this is not a finding.
Vendor documentation must support the requirement for having the user right.
The requirement must be documented with the ISSO.
- 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 "SeManageVolumePrivilege" user right, this is a finding.
S-1-5-32-544 (Administrators)
Fix Text
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Perform volume maintenance tasks to include only the following accounts or groups:
- Administrators
CCI Reference
CCI-002235- Created
- 2026-01-14 17:55:45
- Last Updated
- 2026-01-14 17:55:45