STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance ESX Agent Manager (EAM) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must have Autodeploy disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-259027r960963_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259027

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

Rule Version

VCEM-80-000139

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml

Navigate to the <Host> node and configure with the value "autoDeploy="false"".

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart eam

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath "//Host/@autoDeploy" /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

autoDeploy="false"

If "autoDeploy" does not equal "false", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259027

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCEM-80-000139

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath "//Host/@autoDeploy" /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml

Expected result:

autoDeploy="false"

If "autoDeploy" does not equal "false", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5564