CVE-2024-37085
VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA notes
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085
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 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.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | VMware ESXi | 8.0 to <ESXi80U3-24022510 7.0 |
| - | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x 4.x |
References
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