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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.2 High

Status

Analyzed - security@vmware.com

Published

2024-06-25

Last modified

2025-10-21

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

since 2024-07-30, action due 2024-08-20: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

CWE-287, CWE-305

Affected products

• Cloud Foundation (Vmware)
• Esxi (Vmware)

References

• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-37085