CVE-2024-37085 (GCVE-0-2024-37085)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-25 14:16 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:56
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 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.
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Authentication bypass vulnerability
  • CWE-305 - Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware ESXi Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U3-24022510 (custom)
Affected: 7.0
n/a VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: 5.x
Affected: 4.x
vmware esxi Affected: 7.0
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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vmware cloud_foundation Affected: 5.0 , < 5.2 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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vmware cloud_foundation Affected: 4.0 , < 5.0 (custom)
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vmware esxi Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U3-24022510 (custom)
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Date Public
2024-06-25 01:30
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2024-37085

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-07-30 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-07-30
Asserted: 2024-07-30

Scope
Notes: KEV entry: VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | Affected: VMware / ESXi | 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. | Due date: 2024-08-20 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Known | Notes (KEV): https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085

Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev


Details
Cwes CWE-305
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product ESXi
Due Date 2024-08-20
Date Added 2024-07-30
Vendorproject VMware
Vulnerabilityname VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Known

References

Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2024-37085

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2024-07-30 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-07-30
Asserted: 2024-07-30

Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VMware ESXi contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor with sufficient Active Directory (AD) permissions can gain full... | Affected: VMware / VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation | CVSS: 6.8 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Confirmed Compromise

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel


Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title VMware ESXi contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor with sufficient Active Directory (AD) permissions can gain full...
Vendor VMware
Product VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation
Added Date 2024-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 6.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware yes
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False

References

Created: 2026-06-19 12:46 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:46 UTC
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