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ESXi Detection via VMWare Tools CMD execution
info Nessus Plugin ID 108711
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Synopsis
Detect a VM residing on an ESXi server.Description
Using the WMI interface, Nessus is attempting to run a VMWare Tools command on the remote host to ESXi based assets.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 108711
File Name: vmware_esxi_detection.nbin
Version: 1.226
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 3/29/2018
Updated: 1/15/2025
Asset Inventory: true
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_esxi
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, SMB/WMI/Available, installed_sw/VMware Tools
Reference Information
IAVT: 0001-T-0597