STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

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

DISA Rule

SV-280951r1184744_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-280951

Group Title

SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200090

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000197 - For password-based authentication, transmit passwords only cryptographically-protected channels.
• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to not have the FTP package installed with the following command (using "vsftpd" as an example):

$ sudo dnf -y remove vsftpd

Check Contents

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

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-280951

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200090

Severity Override Guidance

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

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

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733