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CVE-2024-37085: VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
VMware ESXi · in CISA KEV since 2024-07-30
2024-07-30added to KEV
2024-08-20federal remediation due date
26.77%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 97.9th percentile
7.2 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Knownknown ransomware use
35days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
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 (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| CWE | CWE-305 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2024-06-25 (Analyzed) |
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