STIGUI
V-278022CAT II — Medium severitySV-278022r1180772_rule

Windows Server 2025 must not have the TFTP Client installed.

Rule version WN25-00-000370 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

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.

Check

Open PowerShell.

Enter "Get-WindowsFeature | Where Name -eq TFTP-Client".

If "Installed State" is "Installed", this is a finding.

An Installed State of "Available" or "Removed" is not a finding.

Fix

Uninstall the "TFTP Client" 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 "TFTP Client" on the "Features" page.

Click "Next" and "Remove" as prompted.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-278022
Group title
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
Rule ID
SV-278022r1180772_rule
Check ID
C-82552r1180770_chk
Fix ID
F-82457r1180771_fix