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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.
To fix this 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
STIG: Server
2025: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-278253
2022: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-254503
2019: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-254503
2016: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-225082
Desktop
W11: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-254503
W10: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-220975
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)
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