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V-216295CAT II — Medium severitySV-216295r959010_rule

The VNC server package must not be installed unless required.

Rule version SOL-11.1-020180 · STIG v3 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

The VNC service uses weak authentication capabilities and provides the user complete graphical system access.

Check

Determine if the VNC server package is installed.

# pkg list x11/server/xvnc

If an installed package named "x11/server/xvnc is listed" is listed, this is a finding.

Fix

The Software Installation Profile is required.

# pfexec pkg uninstall x11/server/xvnc

Identifiers

Group ID
V-216295
Group title
SRG-OS-000480
Rule ID
SV-216295r959010_rule
Check ID
C-17531r370973_chk
Fix ID
F-17529r370974_fix