STIGUI
V-220721CAT II — Medium severitySV-220721r958480_rule

The Telnet Client must not be installed on the system.

Rule version WN10-00-000115 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic.

Check

The "Telnet Client" is not installed by default. Verify it has not been installed.

Navigate to the Windows\System32 directory.

If the "telnet" application exists, this is a finding.

Fix

Uninstall "Telnet Client" from the system.

Run "Programs and Features". Select "Turn Windows Features on or off".

De-select "Telnet Client".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220721
Group title
SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050
Rule ID
SV-220721r958480_rule
Check ID
C-22436r554648_chk
Fix ID
F-22425r554649_fix