STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded CD/DVD devices.

DISA Rule

SV-258723r933230_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258723

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

Rule Version

VMCH-80-000210

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

For each virtual machine do the following:

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings".

Select the CD/DVD drive and uncheck "Connected" and "Connect at power on" and remove any attached ISOs.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-VM "VM Name" | Get-CDDrive | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia

Check Contents

For each virtual machine do the following:

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings".

Review the VMs hardware and verify no CD/DVD drives are connected.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} | Select Parent,Name

If a virtual machine has a CD/DVD drive connected other than temporarily, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258723

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VMCH-80-000210

Severity Override Guidance

For each virtual machine do the following:

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings".

Review the VMs hardware and verify no CD/DVD drives are connected.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} | Select Parent,Name

If a virtual machine has a CD/DVD drive connected other than temporarily, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5563