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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-33392r1_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 Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-07-03

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.