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VMCH-67-000012 - Unauthorized USB devices must be disconnected on the virtual machine.

Information

Ensure that 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 datacenter environment, and CD/DVD drives are usually connected only temporarily during software installation.

Solution

From the vSphere Web Client right-click the Virtual Machine and go to Edit Settings. Select the USB controller and click the circle-x to remove then OK.

or

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

Get-VM 'VM Name' | Get-USBDevice | Remove-USBDevice

Note: This will not remove the USB controller just any connected devices.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-239343r679578_rule, STIG-ID|VMCH-67-000012, Vuln-ID|V-239343

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: bb06942757b48e9bb7c5cff7eb1effa15fc3f086bdc34cfc7b27be75a24172d9