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The Cisco switch must not use the default VLAN for management traffic.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Switches use the default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) for in-band management and to communicate with directly connected switches using Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP)—all untagged traffic. As a consequence, the default VLAN may unwisely span the entire network if not appropriately pruned. If its scope is large enough, the risk of compromise can increase significantly.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-220693r991949_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the switch for management access to use a VLAN other than the default VLAN.

SW1(config)# interface vlan 44
SW1(config-if)# ip add 10.1.12.1/24
SW1(config-if)# end