Windows Server 2025 must have a host-based firewall installed and enabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-278012 | WN25-00-000280 | SV-278012r1181951_rule | CCI-002406 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-20 | |||
Related Frameworks
2 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
SC-7(12)
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002406
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-278012r1181951_chk)
Determine if a host-based firewall is installed and enabled on the system.
If a host-based firewall is not installed and enabled on the system, this is a finding.
The configuration requirements will be determined by the applicable firewall STIG.
Fix Text (F-82447r1180741_fix)
Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.