Security: create global objects user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service

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

Accounts with the "Create global objects" user right can create objects that are available to all sessions, which could affect processes in other users' sessions.

Remediation

To fix this configure the policy value for
Computer Configuration
|_ Windows Settings
|_ Security Settings
|_ Local Policies
|_ User Rights Assignment
|_ Create global objects to include only the following accounts or groups:
- Administrators
- Service
- Local Service
- Network Service

STIG: Server
2025: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-278247
2022: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-254497
2019: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-205754
2016: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-225076

Desktop
W11: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-253487
W10: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-220964

NIST 800-53 : AC-3, AC-6, CM-6
NIST 800-171: 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.4.6
CMMC v2.0 L2: AC.L2-3.1.1, AC.L2-3.1.2, CM.L2-3.4.6
PCI-DSS v4.0: 2.2.1, 7.2.1
HIPAA SR : ยง164.312(a)(1)
HIPAA HICP : Practice 3 (Identity and Access Management)