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Unauthorized accounts must not have the Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller user right.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-26469 WINUR-000001 SV-33374r2_rule Medium
Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right may be able to retrieve the credentials of other accounts from Credential Manager.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-60993r2_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment.

If any accounts or groups are granted the "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-65723r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).