Check: CISC-RT-000080
Cisco NX OS Switch RTR STIG:
CISC-RT-000080
(in versions v2 r3 through v1 r1)
Title
The Cisco switch must not be configured to have any feature enabled that calls home to the vendor. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Call home services will routinely send data such as configuration and diagnostic information to the vendor for routine or emergency analysis and troubleshooting. There is a risk that transmission of sensitive data sent to unauthorized persons could result in data loss or downtime due to an attack.
Check Content
Review the switch configuration to determine if the call home service is enabled as shown in the example below: callhome contract-id CompanyXYZ customer-id CompanyXYZ email-contact [email protected] phone-contact +1-800-555-4567 enable If the call home feature is configured to call home to the vendor, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Disable the call home feature as shown below: SW1(config)# callhome SW1(config-callhome)# no enable SW1(config-callhome)# end
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-221078r856655_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-221078
Group Title: SRG-NET-000131-RTR-000083
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-002403 |
The information system only allows incoming communications from organization-defined authorized sources routed to organization-defined authorized destinations. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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SC-7 (11) |
Restrict Incoming Communications Traffic |