Unauthorized accounts must not have the Modify an object label user right.

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Unauthorized accounts must not have the Modify an object label user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26497	WN08-UR-000033	SV-48523r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Modify an object label" user right can change the integrity label of an object. This could potentially be used to execute code at a higher privilege.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-45174r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups are granted the "Modify an object label" user right, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41646r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Modify an object label" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).