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The vCenter server must disable SNMPv1/2 receivers.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-258932VCSA-80-000265SV-258932r961878_ruleCCI-001967medium
Description
SNMPv3 supports commercial-grade security, including authentication, authorization, access control, and privacy. Previous versions of the protocol contained well-known security weaknesses that were easily exploited. Therefore, SNMPv1/2 receivers must be disabled, while SNMPv3 is configured in another control. vCenter exposes SNMP v1/2 in the UI and SNMPv3 in the CLI.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-23

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 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.

IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (49) 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(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-18(1)Authentication and Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-4(17)Domain Authentication
1.00
AC-7Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
1.00
AU-8Time Stamps
1.00

+39 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001967
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 4 hops (3) 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.AA-01
0.50
PR.AA-03
0.50
PR.AA-05
0.50

Details

Check Text (C-258932r961878_chk)

From the vSphere Client, go to Host and Clusters. Select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> General. Click "Edit". On the "SNMP receivers" tab, note the presence of any enabled receiver. If there are any enabled receivers, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62581r934453_fix)

From the vSphere Client, go to Host and Clusters. Select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> General. Click "Edit". On the "SNMP receivers" tab, ensure all receivers are disabled.