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Cisco NX OS Switch L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000007
The Cisco switch must have all disabled switch ports assigned to an unused VLAN.
The Cisco switch must have all disabled switch ports assigned to an unused VLAN.
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The Cisco switch must have all disabled switch ports assigned to an unused VLAN.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>It is possible that a disabled port that is assigned to a user or management VLAN becomes enabled by accident or by an attacker and as a result gains access to that VLAN as a member.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>