STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cloud Computing Mission Owner Operating System Security Requirements Guide Version: 1 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 13 Aug 2025:

The Mission Owner of the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)/Platform as a Service (PaaS) must remove orphaned or unused virtual machine (VM) instances.

DISA Rule

SV-259879r958804_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259879

Group Title

SRG-OS-000368

Rule Version

SRG-OS-000368-CLD-000045

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001764 - Prevent program execution in accordance with organization-defined policies, rules of behavior, and/or access agreements regarding software program usage and restrictions; rules authorizing the terms and conditions of software program usage.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This applies to all Impact Levels.
FedRAMP Moderate, High.

For IaaS/PaaS, disable or remove cloud services and helper VMs that are no longer required based on mission requirements. Cloud services and VMs are added, removed, and updated by the cloud service portal management entity via the management plane.

Check Contents

If this is a Software as a Service (SaaS) implementation, this is not a finding.

If cloud VMs are managed by the cloud service provider (CSP), verify separation requirements are addressed in the Service Level Agreement (SLA).

Verify the IaaS/PaaS is configured to disable or remove cloud services and helper VMs that are no longer required based on mission requirements.

If the IaaS/PaaS has not been configured to disable or remove cloud services and helper VMs that are no longer required based on mission requirements, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259879

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-OS-000368-CLD-000045

Severity Override Guidance

If this is a Software as a Service (SaaS) implementation, this is not a finding.

If cloud VMs are managed by the cloud service provider (CSP), verify separation requirements are addressed in the Service Level Agreement (SLA).

Verify the IaaS/PaaS is configured to disable or remove cloud services and helper VMs that are no longer required based on mission requirements.

If the IaaS/PaaS has not been configured to disable or remove cloud services and helper VMs that are no longer required based on mission requirements, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5584