Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-239311 | ESXI-67-000057 | SV-239311r674862_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 6.7 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-03-17 |
Check Text ( C-42544r674860_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-42503r674861_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 |