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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 deleted from AD.

    Published:Jun 25, 2024
    Last Modified:Oct 30, 2025
    EPS:Jun 25, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.67334
    CVSS Score:6.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Aug 20, 2024
    752 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jul 30, 2024
    773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Cloud Foundation
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esxi

    Exploits

    https://github.com/mahmutaymahmutay/CVE-2024-37085https://github.com/WTN-arny/CVE-2024-37085https://github.com/WTN-arny/Vmware-ESXI

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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