Detections
Analytics
WN11-UR-000110 - The 'Impersonate a client after authentication' user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service.
Information
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.The 'Impersonate a client after authentication' user right allows a program to impersonate another user or account to run on their behalf. An attacker could potentially use this to elevate privileges.
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> 'Impersonate a client after authentication' to only include the following groups or accounts:Administrators
LOCAL SERVICE
NETWORK SERVICE
RESTRICTED SERVICES\PrintSpoolerService
SERVICE
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_11_V2R9_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows 11 STIG v2r9
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-253498r1138526_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-UR-000110, Vuln-ID|V-253498
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: c7ad30adaa1bcfc4e9de0c954fca017c3862d069d9e37b9b52e4341cd882f68d