Windows Server 2025 must not have Simple TCP/IP Services installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-278020 | WN25-00-000350 | SV-278020r1180766_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption or may provide unauthorized access to the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-20 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-278020r1180766_chk)
Open PowerShell.
Enter "Get-WindowsFeature | Where Name -eq Simple-TCPIP".
If "Installed State" is "Installed", this is a finding.
An Installed State of "Available" or "Removed" is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-82455r1180765_fix)
Uninstall the "Simple TCP/IP Services" feature.
Start Server Manager.
Select the server with the feature.
Scroll down to "ROLES AND FEATURES" in the right pane.
Select "Remove Roles and Features" from the drop-down "TASKS" list.
Select the appropriate server on the "Server Selection" page and click "Next".
Deselect "Simple TCP/IP Services" on the "Features" page.
Click "Next" and "Remove" as prompted.