CVE-2024-37085

MEDIUMCISA KEV

6.8

Description

VMware ESXi contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor with sufficient Active Directory (AD) permissions can gain full access to an ESXi host that was previously configured to use AD for user management https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/09/joining-vsphere-hosts-to-active-directory.html by re-creating the configured AD group ('ESXi Admins' by default) after it was deleted from AD.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.8

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredHIGH

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published6/25/2024

Last Modified10/30/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorVMware

ProductESXi

Vulnerability NameVMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2024-07-30

Remediation Due Date2024-08-20

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

vmware:cloud_foundationvmware:esxi

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287CWE-305

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505(security@vmware.com)

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-37085(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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