CVEs / CVE-2024-37085
CVE-2024-37085: VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 30 Jul 2024
- high 7.2 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 26.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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 by re-creating the configured AD group ('ESXi Admins' by default) after it was deleted from AD.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a VMware ESXi | from 8.0, before ESXi80U3-24022510 | ESXi80U3-24022510 |
| n/a VMware ESXi | 7.0 | — |
| n/a VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x | — |
| n/a VMware Cloud Foundation | 4.x | — |
| vmware esxi | 7.0 | — |
| vmware cloud_foundation | from 5.0, before 5.2 | 5.2 |
| vmware cloud_foundation | from 4.0, before 5.0 | 5.0 |
| vmware esxi | from 8.0, before ESXi80U3-24022510 | ESXi80U3-24022510 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 30 Jul 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-287, CWE-305 |
References
- CVE-2024-37085 on NVD
- CVE-2024-37085 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-37085 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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