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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26479	WN12-UR-000012	SV-52113r2_rule		High

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Create a token object" user 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 2012 / 2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-46930r1_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 are granted the "Create a token object" user right, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-45138r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Create a token object" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).