STIGUI
V-205854CAT II — Medium severitySV-205854r991589_rule

Windows Server 2019 FTP servers must be configured to prevent access to the system drive.

Rule version WN19-00-000430 · STIG v3 · 2026-02-12

Discussion

The FTP service allows remote users to access shared files and directories that could provide access to system resources and compromise the system, especially if the user can gain access to the root directory of the boot drive.

Check

If FTP is not installed on the system, this is NA.

Open "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager".

Select "Sites" under the server name.

For any sites with a Binding that lists FTP, right-click the site and select "Explore".

If the site is not defined to a specific folder for shared FTP resources, this is a finding.

If the site includes any system areas such as root of the drive, Program Files, or Windows directories, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the FTP sites to allow access only to specific FTP shared resources. Do not allow access to other areas of the system.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-205854
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-205854r991589_rule
Check ID
C-6119r355924_chk
Fix ID
F-6119r355925_fix