The network device must not have any default manufacturer passwords when deployed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-243136	SRG-APP-000080-NDM-000345	WLAN-ND-000300	SV-243136r879554_rule	2023-09-13	7

Description
Network devices not protected with strong password schemes provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the password and gain access to the device, which can result in loss of availability, confidentiality, or integrity of network traffic. Many default vendor passwords are well known or easily guessed; therefore, not removing them prior to deploying the network device into production provides an opportunity for a malicious user to gain unauthorized access to the device.

Description

Network devices not protected with strong password schemes provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the password and gain access to the device, which can result in loss of availability, confidentiality, or integrity of network traffic. Many default vendor passwords are well known or easily guessed; therefore, not removing them prior to deploying the network device into production provides an opportunity for a malicious user to gain unauthorized access to the device.

ℹ️ Check
Review the network device configuration to determine if the vendor default password is active. If any vendor default passwords are used on the device, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Remove any vendor default passwords from the network device configuration.