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

The ESXi host must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during transmission by exclusively enabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2.

DISA Rule

SV-258749r933308_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258749

Group Title

SRG-OS-000425-VMM-001710

Rule Version

ESXI-80-000161

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-002420 - Maintain the confidentiality and/or integrity of information during preparation for transmission.
• CCI-002422 - Maintain the confidentiality and/or integrity of information during reception.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Click "Edit". Select the "UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols" value and configure it to "sslv3,tlsv1,tlsv1.1".

or

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

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "sslv3,tlsv1,tlsv1.1"

Check Contents

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols" value and verify it is set to "sslv3,tlsv1,tlsv1.1".

or

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

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols

If the "UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols" setting is set to a value other than "sslv3,tlsv1,tlsv1.1", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258749

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-80-000161

Severity Override Guidance

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols" value and verify it is set to "sslv3,tlsv1,tlsv1.1".

or

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

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols

If the "UserVars.ESXiVPsDisabledProtocols" setting is set to a value other than "sslv3,tlsv1,tlsv1.1", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5562