STIGUI
V-253506CAT II — Medium severitySV-253506r958726_rule

The "Take ownership of files or other objects" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

Rule version WN11-UR-000165 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

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

Accounts with the "Take ownership of files or other objects" user right can take ownership of objects and make changes.

Check

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 other than the following are granted the "Take ownership of files or other objects" user right, this is a finding:

Administrators

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Take ownership of files or other objects" to only include the following groups or accounts:

Administrators

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253506
Group title
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
Rule ID
SV-253506r958726_rule
Check ID
C-56959r829600_chk
Fix ID
F-56909r829601_fix