TMA-WIN10-2.2.38
Ensure 'Shut down the system' is set to 'Administrators, Users'
HighLevel 1Automatedwindows
Description
This policy setting determines which users who are logged on locally to the computers in your environment can shut down the operating system with the Shut Down command. Misuse of this user right can result in a denial of service condition. The recommended state for this setting is: Administrators, Users.
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
shell
$f = Join-Path $env:TEMP ('tmaegis-' + [guid]::NewGuid().ToString() + '.inf'); secedit /export /cfg $f /areas SECURITYPOLICY USER_RIGHTS /quiet | Out-Null; $c = Get-Content $f -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Remove-Item $f -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; $line = $c | Where-Object { $_ -match '^\s*SeShutdownPrivilege\s*=' } | Select-Object -First 1; $v = if ($line) { ($line -split '=', 2)[1].Trim().Trim('"') } else { $null }; $have = @(if ($v) { $v -split ',' | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim().TrimStart('*') } | Where-Object { $_ } }); if ((($have | Sort-Object -Unique) -join ',') -eq 'S-1-5-32-544,S-1-5-32-545') { 'compliant' } else { 'non-compliant: ' + ($have -join ',') }- Expected output
compliant
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Set through Group Policy (domain policy for domain members): Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\Shut down the system
Properties
- Operating systems
- windows-10
- Tags
- cis-convertedseceditwindows
- Reference
- CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Benchmark v4.0.0 - 2.2.38
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target windows