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Remote logging for ESXi hosts must be configured.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-256378ESXI-70-000004SV-256378r958406_ruleCCI-000067medium
Description
Remote logging to a central log host provides a secure, centralized store for ESXi logs. By gathering host log files onto a central host, it can more easily monitor all hosts with a single tool. It can also do aggregate analysis and searching to look for such things as coordinated attacks on multiple hosts. Logging to a secure, centralized log server also helps prevent log tampering and provides a long-term audit record. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000032-VMM-000130, SRG-OS-000342-VMM-001230, SRG-OS-000479-VMM-001990, SRG-OS-000059-VMM-000280, SRG-OS-000058-VMM-000270, SRG-OS-000051-VMM-000230
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-02-11

Related Frameworks

5 mappings across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (8) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
1.00
CRY-01Use of Cryptographic Controls
1.00
DCH-01Data Protection
1.00
IAC-21Least Privilege
1.00
MON-02.2Central Review & Analysis
1.00
MON-08Protection of Event Logs
1.00
NET-14.1Automated Monitoring & Control
1.00
MON-08.1Event Log Backup on Separate Physical Systems / Components
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (71) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-16Security and Privacy Attributes
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-3(3)Mandatory Access Control
1.00
AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
1.00

+61 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.12
1.00
3.3.8
1.00
CCI5 mappings
CCI-000067
1.00
CCI-000154
1.00
CCI-000163
1.00
CCI-000164
1.00
CCI-001851
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.DS-10
1.00

Who does this work

7 NICE work roles and 7 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-256378r958406_chk)

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Select the "Syslog.global.logHost" value and verify it is set to a site-specific syslog server. Follow the conventions shown below: udp://<IP/FQDN>:514 tcp://<IP/FQDN>:514 ssl://<IP/FQDN>:1514 Multiple servers can be specified when separated by commas. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.logHost If the "Syslog.global.logHost" setting is not set to a valid, site-specific syslog server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59996r885914_fix)

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click "Edit". Select the "Syslog.global.logHost" value and configure it to a site-specific syslog server. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.logHost | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "<syslog server hostname>"