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VMware vSphere 7.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000
The virtual machine (VM) must not be able to obtain host information from the hypervisor.
The virtual machine (VM) must not be able to obtain host information from the hypervisor.
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The virtual machine (VM) must not be able to obtain host information from the hypervisor.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If enabled, a VM can obtain detailed information about the physical host. The default value for the parameter is FALSE. This setting should not be TRUE unless a particular VM requires this information for performance monitoring. An adversary could use this information to inform further attacks on the host.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>