id: hyperv-enhanced-session-mode-enabled info: name: Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode Enabled author: princechaddha severity: medium description: Determines if Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode is enabled unnecessarily. impact: | Enabling Enhanced Session Mode unnecessarily can expose the virtual machine to additional risks by increasing attack surface. remediation: | Disable Enhanced Session Mode if not required. tags: windows,hyperv,code,windows-audit self-contained: true code: - pre-condition: | IsWindows(); engine: - powershell - powershell.exe args: - -ExecutionPolicy - Bypass pattern: "*.ps1" source: | $enhancedSession = Get-VMHost | Select-Object -ExpandProperty EnhancedSessionTransportType Write-Host "EnhancedSessionMode: $enhancedSession" matchers: - type: word words: - "EnhancedSessionMode: VMBus" # digest: 4b0a00483046022100fb3af596ff992d78bfe7b65da821aeca50b0566a1479e624d0536b109e8fd03f022100862a31a71b72aa0301c931cdbaf9e6c882c18022d5800af7d32a08feea76f81f:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950