| 1.2 Verify Image Profile and VIB Acceptance Levels | CIS VMware ESXi 5.1 v1.0.1 Level 1 | VMware | |
| 1.57 VCSA-80-000294 | CIS VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter STIG v1.0.0 CAT II | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 8.3 VMware Tools should configure automatic upgrades as appropriate for the environment | CIS VMware ESXi 9.0 v1.0.0 L1 VMware | VMware | RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 8.3 VMware Tools should configure automatic upgrades as appropriate for the environment | CIS VMware ESXi 8.0 v1.4.0 L1 VMware | VMware | RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| ESXi : verify-acceptance-level-accepted | VMWare vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide | VMware | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| ESXI-70-000078 - The ESXi host must use DOD-approved certificates. | DISA VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi STIG v1r4 Unix | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI-80-000229 - The ESXi host must use DOD-approved certificates. | DISA VMware vSphere 8.0 ESXi STIG v2r4 Unix | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000002 - The system must disable tools auto install. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000003 - The system must explicitly disable copy operations. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000004 - The system must explicitly disable drag and drop operations. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000005 - The system must explicitly disable any GUI functionality for copy/paste operations. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000006 - The system must explicitly disable paste operations. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000007 - The system must disable virtual disk shrinking. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000008 - The system must disable virtual disk erasure. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000009 - The system must disable HGFS file transfers. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000010 - The system must not use independent, non-persistent disks. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| ESXI5-VM-000011 - The system must disable VM-to-VM communication through VMCI. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| ESXI5-VM-000013 - The system must disable VM Monitor Control during normal operation. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000014 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.ghi.autologon.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | ACCESS CONTROL |
| ESXI5-VM-000015 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.bios.bbs.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000017 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.ghi.launchmenu.change must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000018 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.memSchedFakeSampleStats.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000019 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.ghi.protocolhandler.info.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000020 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.ghi.host.shellAction.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000021 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.dispTopoRequest.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000022 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.trashFolderState.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000023 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.ghi.trayicon.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000024 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.unity.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000026 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.unity.push.update.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000027 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.unity.taskbar.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000028 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.unityActive.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000029 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.unity.windowContents.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000030 - The unexposed feature keyword isolation.tools.vmxDnDVersionGet.disable must be initialized to decrease the VMs potential attack vectors. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000033 - The system must disable VIX messages from the VM. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000035 - The system must disconnect unauthorized IDE devices. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000037 - The system must disconnect unauthorized serial devices. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000039 - The system must limit sharing of console connections. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000042 - The system must limit VM logging record contents. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| ESXI5-VM-000043 - The system must limit informational messages from the VM to the VMX file. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000046 - The system must prevent unauthorized removal, connection and modification of devices. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | ACCESS CONTROL |
| ESXI5-VM-000047 - The system must not send host information to guests. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| ESXI5-VM-000053 - The system must control access to VMs through the VMsafe CPU/memory vmsafe.agentPort API. | DISA VMware ESXi Version 5 Virtual Machine STIG v2r1 | VMware | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| VCUI-67-000007 - vSphere UI log files must only be accessible by privileged users. | DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.7 UI Tomcat v1r3 | Unix | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| VM : disable-unexposed-features-biosbbs | VMWare vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| VM : disable-unexposed-features-launchmenu | VMWare vSphere 6.5 Hardening Guide | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| VM : disable-unexposed-features-shellaction | VMWare vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| VM : disable-unexposed-features-unity-interlock | VMWare vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| VM : disable-unexposed-features-unitypush | VMWare vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| VM : disable-unexposed-features-versionset | VMWare vSphere 6.5 Hardening Guide | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| VM Tools: guest-8.tools-add-feature | VMware vSphere Security Configuration and Hardening Guide | VMware | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
