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The vCenter UI service must be configured to limit data exposure between applications.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-259112VCUI-80-000057SV-259112r1043180_ruleCCI-001664medium
Description
If RECYCLE_FACADES is true or if a security manager is in use, a new facade object will be created for each request. This reduces the chances that a bug in an application might expose data from one request to another.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-23

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.

NET-09.2Unique System-Generated Session Identifiers
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (12) 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-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AU-4(1)Transfer to Alternate Storage
1.00
CM-5(1)Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records
1.00
CM-6Configuration Settings
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
SC-2Separation of System and User Functionality
1.00
SC-23(3)Unique System-generated Session Identifiers
1.00
SC-5Denial-of-service Protection
1.00
SC-8Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
1.00
SC-8(2)Pre- and Post-transmission Handling
1.00

+2 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001664
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-259112r1043180_chk)

At the command line, run the following command: # grep RECYCLE_FACADES /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties Example result: org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES=true If "org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES" is not set to "true", this is a finding. If the "org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES" setting does not exist, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-62761r935239_fix)

Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/catalina.properties Update or remove the following line: org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES=true Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui