Event ID: 4957

Windows Firewall did not apply the following rule 

Windows Firewall did not apply the following rule:

Rule Information:
    ID:   %1
    Name: %2

Error Information:
    Reason: %3 resolved to an empty set.


This event generates when Windows Firewall starts or apply new rule, and the rule cannot be applied for some reason.

It can happen if a Windows Firewall rule registry entry was corrupted, or from misconfigured Group Policy settings.

Auditing:     Always

Usually indicates a configuration issue, not a security issue.


Volume:     Low


Microsoft Documentation

Event ID - 4957



Name Field Insertion String OS Example
ID RuleId %1 Any CoreNet-Teredo-In
Name RuleName %2 Any Core Networking - Teredo (UDP-In)
Reason RuleAttr %3 Any Local Port

Lookup Audit Policy Configuration Settings

C:\> AuditPol.exe /get /subcategory:"MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change"
How to enable Windows Auditing
Recommended Audit Policy

Operating Systems:
Windows Vista Windows 2008 Windows 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows 2012 Windows 2012 R2 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows 2016 Windows 2019 Windows 11 Windows 2022

Tags:
Audit Failure
Audit Category:
Policy Change

Audit Subcategory:
MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change

LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys for navigation

Back to List