CVE-2024-37085VMware ESXi contains an authentication bypass vulnerability.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jul 30, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Aug 20, 2024, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-305
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jul 30, 2024; federal remediation due Aug 20, 2024; known ransomware useApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 26.77% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- vmware
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
vmware esxi vmware:esxi | 7.0 | CISA ADP |
vmware cloud_foundation vmware:cloud_foundation | from 5.0 before 5.2 | CISA ADP |
vmware cloud_foundation vmware:cloud_foundation | from 4.0 before 5.2 | NVD |
vmware esxi vmware:esxi | 7.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; and 4 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505patch, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-37085us-government-resource
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