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CVE-2024-37085

Published: Jun 25, 2024Updated: Oct 30, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-287
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
26.0%
Top 2.2%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Jul 30, 2024
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287CWE-305

Affected Products

Broadcom Inc.
commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom
VMware Cloud FoundationSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
VMware ESXiOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
cloud foundationSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
esxiOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Jul 30, 2024
Remediation due:Aug 20, 2024
Ransomware:Known ransomware use

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

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505
support.broadcom.com
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv
cisa.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-37085
cisa.gov
News mentions
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