Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Replace a process level token" user right.

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Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Replace a process level token" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26503	WINUR-000039	SV-35958r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Replace a process level token" right allows one process or service to start another process or service with a different security access token. A user with this right could use this to impersonate another account.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-33977r1_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 other than the following are granted the “Replace a process level token” right, this is a finding: Local Service Network Service

Fix Text (F-29664r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Replace a process level token" as defined in the Check section.