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CIS VMware ESXi 6.5 v1.0.0 Level 1

Audit Details

Name: CIS VMware ESXi 6.5 v1.0.0 Level 1

Updated: 6/17/2024

Authority: CIS

Plugin: VMware

Revision: 1.18

Estimated Item Count: 56

File Details

Filename: CIS_VMware_ESXi_6.5_v1.0.0_L1.audit

Size: 194 kB

MD5: fb60c390e869cab872f2db7792527bb5
SHA256: d344a81659cb2e16f8033f646aa3ab36c26022be880de854bace3c534bee0c77

Audit Changelog

 
Revision 1.18

Jun 17, 2024

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
Revision 1.17

Jan 3, 2024

Functional Update
  • 7.1 Ensure the vSwitch Forged Transmits policy is set to reject
  • 7.2 Ensure the vSwitch MAC Address Change policy is set to reject
  • 7.3 Ensure the vSwitch Promiscuous Mode policy is set to reject
Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
Revision 1.16

Jul 24, 2023

Miscellaneous
  • Variables updated.
Revision 1.15

Jun 20, 2023

Functional Update
  • 8.7.4 Ensure VM log file size is limited
Revision 1.14

Jun 8, 2023

Miscellaneous
  • Variables updated.
Revision 1.13

May 24, 2023

Miscellaneous
  • Variables updated.
Revision 1.12

Mar 7, 2023

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
  • References updated.
Revision 1.11

Jan 4, 2023

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
  • Variables updated.
Revision 1.10

Dec 7, 2022

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
Revision 1.9

Jul 7, 2022

Functional Update
  • 7.3 Ensure the vSwitch Promiscuous Mode policy is set to reject
  • 7.6 Ensure port groups are not configured to VLAN 4095 except for Virtual Guest Tagging (VGT)
  • 8.1.1 Ensure informational messages from the VM to the VMX file are limited
  • 8.4.26 Ensure VM Console GUI Options is disabled