The "Impersonate a client after authentication" user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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.
- ID
- SV-253498r958726_rule
- Version
- WN11-UR-000110
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
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
SERVICE