The ESXi host must not suppress warnings that the local or remote shell sessions are enabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256432 | ESXI-70-000079 | SV-256432r959010_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Warnings that local or remote shell sessions are enabled alert administrators to activity they may not be aware of and need to investigate. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-60107r886075_chk) |
| From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Select the "UserVars.SuppressShellWarning" value and verify it is set to "0". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.SuppressShellWarning If the "UserVars.SuppressShellWarning" setting is not set to "0" or the setting does not exist, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-60050r918916_fix) |
| From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click "Edit". Select the "UserVars.SuppressShellWarning" value and set it to "0". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.SuppressShellWarning | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "0" |