VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R5

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026 What changed in V1R5

The Photon operating system must be configured so the "/etc/cron.allow" file is protected from unauthorized modification.

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Photon operating system must be configured so the "/etc/cron.allow" file is protected from unauthorized modification.

Description

Discussion Text

If cron files and folders are accessible to unauthorized users, malicious jobs may be created.

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Objective

V-256564

Rule

SV-256564r1268251_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000095

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/cron.allow

Expected result:

/etc/cron.allow permissions are 600 and owned by root:root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

At the command line, run the following commands:

# chmod 600 /etc/cron.allow
# chown root:root /etc/cron.allow

STIG check 87 of 113 in the VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS STIG checklist

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