Title

The system is not configured to make the object creator the owner of objects created by administrators. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Either the object creator or the Administrators group owns objects created by members of the Administrators group. In order to ensure accurate auditing and proper accountability, the default owner should be the object creator.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “System objects: Default owner for object created by members of the Administrators group” is not set to “Object creator”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\ Value Name: NoDefaultAdminOwner Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “System objects: Default owner for object created by members of the Administrators group” to “Object creator”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-3384r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-3384

Group Title: Owner of Objects Created by Administrators

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