Windows 11 must have command line process auditing events enabled for failures.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257770 | WN11-AU-000585 | SV-257770r958412_rule | CCI-002234 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| When this policy setting is enabled, the operating system generates audit events when a process fails to start and the name of the program or user that created it. These audit events can assist in understanding how a computer is being used and tracking user activity. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-6(9)
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.7
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002234
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-257770r958412_chk)
Ensure Audit Process Creation auditing has been enabled:
Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policy >> Detailed Tracking >> Audit Process Creation.
If "Audit Process Creation" is not set to "Failure", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61435r956042_fix)
Go to Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >>Security Settings>> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policies >> Detailed Tracking >> Set "Audit Process Creation" to "Failure".