1.263 WN11-UR-000165

Information

The 'Take ownership of files or other objects' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID: V-253506
RULE ID: SV-253506r958726

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.

Accounts with the 'Take ownership of files or other objects' user right can take ownership of objects and make changes.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Take ownership of files or other objects'

to only include the following groups or accounts:

Administrators

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27756