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 host-manager webapp must be removed.

DISA Rule

SV-259036r1003619_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259036

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

Rule Version

VCEM-80-000155

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rm -rf /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/host-manager

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/host-manager

If the host-manager folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259036

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCEM-80-000155

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ls -l /var/opt/apache-tomcat/webapps/host-manager

If the host-manager folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5564