Details

VM console and paste GUI options should be disabled.

*Rationale*

VM console and paste GUI options are disabled by default (not explicitly specified);

however, explicitly disabling this feature enables audit controls to check that this setting is correct.

Solution

To explicitly disable VM console and paste GUI options, run the following PowerCLI command:

# Add the setting to all VMs
Get-VM | New-AdvancedSetting -Name ‘isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable’ -value
$false

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2168

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system VMware.

References

• 800-53|SI-4
• CSCv7|9.2

Source

• Tenable.com/audits