---
names:
  full: "Azure VM Scale Set Instance allows public access to CIFS port"
  contextual: "Instance allows public access to CIFS port"
description: >
  Ensure that Azure VM Scale Set Instances do not allow unrestricted public access to 
  the CIFS port 445. Unrestricted access to CIFS from the public internet poses 
  a significant security risk, potentially exposing file shares and sensitive data 
  to unauthorized access and ransomware attacks.
categories:
  - "SECURITY"
type: "COMPLIANCE_POLICY"
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-security/network-exposure"