Detections
Analytics
WN16-UR-000220 - 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 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 include only the following accounts or groups:- Administrators
- Service
- Local Service
- Network Service
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V2R10_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG v2r10
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-225082r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-UR-000220, STIG-Legacy|SV-88449, STIG-Legacy|V-73785, Vuln-ID|V-225082
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 5726266ec49ea3f5337f899456cce478986520b28ddc7fb769cc4da1124b55b9