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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disable X11 forwarding.
The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disable X11 forwarding.
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The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disable X11 forwarding.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>X11 is an older, insecure graphics forwarding protocol. It is not used by Photon and should be disabled as a general best practice to limit attack surface area and communication channels.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>