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The Windows PAW must be configured so that all inbound ports and services to a PAW are blocked except as needed for monitoring, scanning, and management tools or when the inbound communication is a response to an outbound connection request.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-243460WPAW-00-002100SV-243460r1192860_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
A main security architectural construct of a PAW is that the workstation is isolated from most Internet threats, including phishing, impersonation, and credential theft attacks. This isolation is partially implemented by blocking unsolicited inbound traffic to the PAW.
STIGDate
Microsoft Windows PAW Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-25

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (8) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-01Configuration Management Program
1.00
END-01Endpoint Device Management (EDM)
1.00
END-04Malicious Code Protection (Anti-Malware)
1.00
END-06Endpoint File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
MON-01Continuous Monitoring
1.00
MON-01.7File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
0.50
CFG-02.7Approved Configuration Deviations
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (100) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-16(1)Dynamic Attribute Association
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2Account Management
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-24(1)Transmit Access Authorization Information
1.00
AC-25Reference Monitor
1.00

+90 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.4.1
1.00
3.4.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (5) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.PSPlatform Security
0.50

Who does this work

10 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-243460r1192860_chk)

Obtain a list of all ports and services required for site monitoring, scanning, and management tools. Review the configuration setting of the PAW host-based firewall. Verify the firewall is configured to block all inbound ports and services from a PAW except as needed for monitoring, scanning, and management tools or when the inbound communication is a response to an outbound connection request. Note: The exact procedure for verifying the configuration will depend on which host-based firewall is used on the PAW. DOD sites should refer to DOD policies and firewall STIGs to determine acceptable firewall products. If the PAW host-based firewall is not configured to block all inbound ports and services from a PAW except as needed for monitoring, scanning, and management tools or when the inbound communication is a response to an outbound connection request, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46692r1192859_fix)

Determine which inbound ports, services, addresses, or subnets are needed on the PAW for the organization's monitoring, scanning, and management tools. Configure the host-based firewall on the PAW to block all inbound connection requests except for organizational monitoring, scanning, and management tools or for inbound connections that are responses to outbound connection requests. Configure the host-based firewall on the PAW to block users with local administrative access from creating or modifying local firewall rules. Note: The exact configuration procedure will depend on which host-based firewall is used on the PAW. DOD sites should refer to DOD policies and firewall STIGs to determine acceptable firewall products.