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CVE-2024-37085

VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Published Jun 25, 2024 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · vmware cloud foundation

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 25, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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 delete

  2. Jul 30, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Aug 20, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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 delete

Required action

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

CISA due date Aug 20, 2024

Affected

  • cpe vmware/cloud foundationversion unspecified
  • cpe vmware/esxi7.0
  • cpe vmware/esxi8.0
  • vendor VMware ESXiversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-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 by re-creating the configured AD group ('ESXi Admins' by default) after it was deleted from AD.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2024-37085

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2024-37085

    30-day exploitation probability 26.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-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-vsp

    nvd.nist.gov

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