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V-256399CAT II — Medium severitySV-256399r958478_rule

The ESXi host must disable the Managed Object Browser (MOB).

Rule version ESXI-70-000034 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-09

Discussion

The MOB provides a way to explore the object model used by the VMkernel to manage the host and enables configurations to be changed. This interface is meant to be used primarily for debugging the vSphere Software Development Kit (SDK), but because there are no access controls it could also be used as a method to obtain information about a host being targeted for unauthorized access.

Check

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob" value and verify it is set to "false".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob

If the "Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob" setting is not set to "false", this is a finding.

Fix

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click "Edit".

Click "Edit". Select the "Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob" value and configure it to "false".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value false

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256399
Group title
SRG-OS-000095-VMM-000480
Rule ID
SV-256399r958478_rule
Check ID
C-60074r885976_chk
Fix ID
F-60017r918912_fix