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V-207505CAT II — Medium severitySV-207505r958936_rule

The VMM must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Rule version SRG-OS-000437-VMM-001760 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-04

Discussion

Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the VMM after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software automatically from the VMM.

Check

Verify the VMM removes all software components after updated versions have been installed.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the VMM to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-207505
Group title
SRG-OS-000437
Rule ID
SV-207505r958936_rule
Check ID
C-7762r365919_chk
Fix ID
F-7762r365920_fix