CVE-2024-37085 — Actively Exploited: ESXi (VMware)
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 A
| CVE ID | CVE-2024-37085 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | VMware |
| Product | ESXi |
| Vulnerability name | VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability |
| Date added | 2024-07-30 |
| Remediation due | 2024-08-20 |
| Known ransomware use | Known |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| 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. |
| Source | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities |
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