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CVE-2024-37085

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…

Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 30 Jul 2024.

Severity
High 7.2
Published
25 Jun 2024
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware ESXiServers and applications · cpe:o:vmware:esxi
  • Version 8.0-update_2
  • Version 8.0-update_1d
  • Version 8.0-update_1
  • Version 8.0
All 12 release lines
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 8.0-a
  • Version 8.0-b
  • Version 8.0-c
  • Version 8.0-update_1a
  • Version 8.0-update_1c
  • Version 8.0-update_2b
  • Version 8.0-update_2c
  • Version 8.0
  • Version 8.0-update_1
  • Version 8.0-update_1d
  • Version 8.0-update_2

Known exploited

CISA name
VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Due for US agencies
20 Aug 2024
Used in ransomware
Yes, known

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37085