The Server Operators group must have the ability to schedule jobs by means of the AT command disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-2373	AD.3058	SV-2373r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This policy controls the ability of members of the local Server Operators group to schedule AT jobs. If disabled, only administrators can schedule jobs that use AT commands. Unlike Scheduled Tasks which require you to specify the credential under which the task will run, AT jobs run under the authority of whatever account the AT service runs (SYSTEM by default). Non administrators who can schedule AT commands, thus have a means to elevate their privileges. Although this setting is disabled, Server Operators will still be able to schedule jobs using Task Scheduler.

Description

This policy controls the ability of members of the local Server Operators group to schedule AT jobs. If disabled, only administrators can schedule jobs that use AT commands. Unlike Scheduled Tasks which require you to specify the credential under which the task will run, AT jobs run under the authority of whatever account the AT service runs (SYSTEM by default). Non administrators who can schedule AT commands, thus have a means to elevate their privileges. Although this setting is disabled, Server Operators will still be able to schedule jobs using Task Scheduler.

STIG	Date
Windows 2003 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-07

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-28439r1_fix)
Set the value for “Domain Controller: Allow server operators to schedule tasks” to “Disabled”. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\ Value Name: SubmitControl Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0