CVE-2024-37085
VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS
—
No CVSS
EPSS
26.8%
p98
KEV
YES
Jul 30, 2024
Exploit Today
79
0-100
Published: — · Last modified: —
Product
VMware / ESXi
Vulnerability
VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Added to KEV
Jul 30, 2024
Remediate by
Aug 20, 2024
Known ransomware use
Yes
Summary 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 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
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085