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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516
The vCenter Server must remove unauthorized port mirroring sessions on distributed switches.
The vCenter Server must remove unauthorized port mirroring sessions on distributed switches.
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The vCenter Server must remove unauthorized port mirroring sessions on distributed switches.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The vSphere Distributed Virtual Switch can enable port mirroring sessions allowing traffic to be mirrored from one source to a destination. If port mirroring is configured unknowingly this could allow an attacker to observe network traffic of virtual machines.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>