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VMCH-70-000012 - Unauthorized USB devices must be disconnected on the virtual machine (VM).

Information

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

Solution

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to 'Edit Settings'.

Select the USB controller, click the circled 'X' to remove it, and click '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_7-0_Y25M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-256461r959010_rule, STIG-ID|VMCH-70-000012, Vuln-ID|V-256461

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 741ffb0dc4931075a86394f2e8628e2d9f5c383365ae2e747a648d41310ab21d