STIGUI
V-280951CAT I — High severitySV-280951r1273560_rule

RHEL 10 must not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed.

Rule version RHEL-10-200090 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-17

Discussion

The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log in using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. Secure Shell (SSH) or other encrypted file transfer methods must be used in place of this service.

Removing the "vsftpd" package decreases the risk of accidental activation.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Check

Verify RHEL 10 does not have an FTP server package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed vsftpd Error: No matching Packages to list

If the "vsftpd" package is installed, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure RHEL 10 to not have the FTP package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y remove vsftpd

Identifiers

Group ID
V-280951
Group title
SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042
Rule ID
SV-280951r1273560_rule
Check ID
C-85512r1261821_chk
Fix ID
F-85417r1261822_fix