1.245 WN11-UR-000055

Information

The 'Create permanent shared objects' user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.

GROUP ID: V-253488
RULE ID: SV-253488r958726

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

Accounts with the 'Create permanent shared objects' user right could expose sensitive data by creating shared objects.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Create permanent shared objects'

to be defined but containing no entries (blank).

See Also

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