V-259097
SV-259097r934949_rule
CAT II
The vCenter Perfcharts service example applications must be removed.
From: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1R1)
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Tomcat provides example applications, documentation, and other directories in the default installation that do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
Check Procedure
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# ls -l /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/examples
If the examples folder exists or contains any content, this is a finding.
Fix Text
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/webapps/examples
CCI Reference
CCI-000381- Created
- 2026-04-07 20:08:39
- Last Updated
- 2026-04-07 20:09:50