Unauthorized accounts must not have the Create global objects user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26480	WN12-UR-000013	SV-52114r2_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create global objects" user right can create objects that are available to all sessions, which could affect processes in other users' sessions.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-12-05

Details

Check Text ( C-46931r1_chk )
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Create global objects" user right, this is a finding: Administrators Service Local Service Network Service

Check Text ( C-46931r1_chk )

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.
Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment.

If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Create global objects" user right, this is a finding:

Administrators
Service
Local Service
Network Service

Fix Text (F-45139r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Create global objects" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators Service Local Service Network Service