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The ESXi host must off-load audit records via syslog.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-258788ESXI-80-000233SV-258788r958754_ruleCCI-001851medium
Description
ESXi offers both local and remote audit recordkeeping to meet the requirements of the NIAP Virtualization Protection Profile and Server Virtualization Extended Package. Local records are stored on any accessible local or VMFS path. Remote records are sent to the global syslog servers configured elsewhere. To operate in the NIAP-validated state, ESXi must enable and properly configure this audit system. This system is disabled by default. Note: Audit records can be viewed locally via the "/bin/viewAudit" utility over SSH or at the ESXi shell.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 8.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-04

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 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.

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 (34) 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-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(9)Log Use of Privileged Functions
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
AU-12Audit Record Generation
1.00
AU-12(1)System-wide and Time-correlated Audit Trail
1.00
AU-12(3)Changes by Authorized Individuals
1.00
AU-14(1)System Start-up
1.00

+24 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001851
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-258788r958754_chk)

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Select the "Syslog.global.auditRecord.remoteEnable" value and verify it is set to "true". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.auditRecord.remoteEnable If the "Syslog.global.auditRecord.remoteEnable" setting is not set to "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62437r933424_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.auditRecord.remoteEnable" value and configure it to "true". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.auditRecord.remoteEnable | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "true"