CVE-2024-37085

Vulnerability details

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.

Added to CISA KEV: 2024-07-30

Ransomware campaign use: Known

CISA due date: 2024-08-20

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.