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VMware vSphere 8.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000
The ESXi host must not use the default Active Directory ESX Admin group.
The ESXi host must not use the default Active Directory ESX Admin group.
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The ESXi host must not use the default Active Directory ESX Admin group.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>When adding ESXi hosts to Active Directory, all user/group accounts assigned to the Active Directory group "ESX Admins" will have full administrative access to the host. If this group is not controlled or known to the system administrators, it may be used for inappropriate access to the host. Therefore, the default group must be changed to a site-specific Active Directory group and membership must be severely restricted.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>