SV-253479r958726: The "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. | Microsoft Windows 11 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.

Description

Discussion Text

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.

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IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-002235

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 5471

SCC Automation Reference

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows11:def:253479
if (!(Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LocalSystemGroupUserRight -Filter "UserRight='SeTrustedCredManAccessPrivilege'").Members -contains '') { Write-Output "FAIL"; exit 1 } else { Write-Output "PASS"; exit 0 }

Remediation

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).