The vCenter Server users must have the correct roles assigned.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-243107	VCTR-67-000051	SV-243107r719564_rule		Medium

Description
Users and service accounts must only be assigned privileges they require. Least privilege requires that these privileges must only be assigned if needed to reduce risk of confidentiality, availability, or integrity loss.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-04

Details

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From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Access Control >> Roles. View each role and verify the users and/or groups assigned to it. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command: Get-VIPermission \| Sort Role \| Select Role,Principal,Entity,Propagate,IsGroup \| FT -Auto Application service account and user required privileges should be documented. If any user or service account has more privileges than required, this is a finding.

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From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Access Control >> Roles.

View each role and verify the users and/or groups assigned to it.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-VIPermission | Sort Role | Select Role,Principal,Entity,Propagate,IsGroup | FT -Auto

Application service account and user required privileges should be documented.

If any user or service account has more privileges than required, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46339r719563_fix)
To create a new role with specific permissions: From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Access Control >> Roles. Click the plus sign, enter a name for the role, and select only the specific permissions required. Users can then be assigned to the newly created role.