STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The vCenter UI service shutdown port must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-259124r1210446_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259124

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

Rule Version

VCUI-80-000134

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-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties

Add or modify the setting "shutdown.port=-1" in the "catalina.properties" file.

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml

Configure the <Server> node with the value:

port="${shutdown.port}"

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --xpath "//Server/@port" /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml
# grep shutdown.port /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json

Example results:

port="${shutdown.port}"
"-Dshutdown.port=-1",

If "port" does not equal "shutdown.port=-1", this is a finding.

If "shutdown.port" does not equal "-1", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259124

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCUI-80-000134

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# xmllint --xpath "//Server/@port" /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml
# grep shutdown.port /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json

Example results:

port="${shutdown.port}"
"-Dshutdown.port=-1",

If "port" does not equal "shutdown.port=-1", this is a finding.

If "shutdown.port" does not equal "-1", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5568