Microsoft Windows 11

The "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts

STIG ID: WN11-UR-000095 | SRG: SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-002235 | Vulnerability ID: V-253496

Description

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.The "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" user right allows the "Trusted for Delegation" setting to be changed. This could potentially allow unauthorized users to impersonate other users.

Check

C-56949r829570_chk

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.Run "gpedit.msc".Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment.If any groups or accounts are granted the "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" user right, this is a finding.

Fix

F-56899r829571_fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).