The Windows Server 2025 "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts.

Inappropriately granting user rights provides 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.

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 accounts or groups are granted the "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right, this is a finding.

For server core installations, run the following command:

Secedit /Export /Areas User_Rights /cfg c:\path\filename.txt

Review the text file.

If any SIDs are granted the "SeTrustedCredManAccessPrivilege" user right, this is a finding.

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).