Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create a token object" user right.

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Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create a token object" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26479	WINUR-000012	SV-35934r1_rule	ECLP-1	High

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Create a token object" right allows a process to create an access token. This could be used to provide elevated rights and compromise a system.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-08-22

Details

Check Text ( C-33874r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups are granted the “Create a token object” right, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29563r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Create a token object" as defined in the Check section.