74.9 (L1) Ensure 'Create Permanent Shared Objects' is set to 'No One'

Information

This user right is useful to kernel-mode components that extend the object namespace. However, components that run in kernel mode have this user right inherently. Therefore, it is typically not necessary to specifically assign this user right.

The recommended state for this setting is: No One

Users who have the Create permanent shared objects user right could create new shared objects and expose sensitive data to the network.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to (<![CDATA[]]>) which equals No One

User Rights\Create Permanent Shared Objects

Note: Using (<![CDATA[]]>) to represent a blank value or No One is recommended by Microsoft. However, there is a known issue where an error occurs in Endpoint Manger (Intune) but does not affect the policy setting from being applied to the system properly.

Impact:

None - this is the default behavior.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/16853