Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-207656 | ESXI-65-000057 | SV-207656r388482_rule | Medium |
Description |
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In addition to service specific firewall rules ESXi has a default firewall rule policy to allow or deny incoming and outgoing traffic. Reduce the risk of attack by making sure this is set to deny incoming and outgoing traffic. |
STIG | Date |
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VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-06-23 |
Check Text ( C-7911r364367_chk ) |
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From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host run the following command: Get-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy If the Incoming or Outgoing policies are True, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-7911r364368_fix) |
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From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host run the following command: Get-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy | Set-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy -AllowIncoming $false -AllowOutgoing $false |