Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded CD/DVD devices.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258723	VMCH-80-000210	SV-258723r959010_rule		Low

Description
Ensure no device is connected to a virtual machine if it is not required. For example, floppy, serial, and parallel ports are rarely used for virtual machines in a data center environment, and CD/DVD drives are usually connected only temporarily during software installation.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62463r933228_chk )
For each virtual machine do the following: From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings". Review the VMs hardware and verify no CD/DVD drives are connected. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server, run the following command: Get-VM \| Get-CDDrive \| Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} \| Select Parent,Name If a virtual machine has a CD/DVD drive connected other than temporarily, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-62463r933228_chk )

For each virtual machine do the following:

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings".

Review the VMs hardware and verify no CD/DVD drives are connected.

or

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

Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} | Select Parent,Name

If a virtual machine has a CD/DVD drive connected other than temporarily, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62372r933229_fix)
For each virtual machine do the following: From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings". Select the CD/DVD drive and uncheck "Connected" and "Connect at power on" and remove any attached ISOs. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server, run the following command: Get-VM "VM Name" \| Get-CDDrive \| Set-CDDrive -NoMedia

Fix Text (F-62372r933229_fix)

For each virtual machine do the following:

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings".

Select the CD/DVD drive and uncheck "Connected" and "Connect at power on" and remove any attached ISOs.

or

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

Get-VM "VM Name" | Get-CDDrive | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia