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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.2/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi | >= 8.0, < ESXi80U3-24022510; 7.0 |
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x; 4.x |
| vmware | esxi | 7.0 |
| vmware | cloud_foundation | >= 5.0, < 5.2 |
| vmware | cloud_foundation | >= 4.0, < 5.0 |
| vmware | esxi | >= 8.0, < ESXi80U3-24022510 |
References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 25, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Jul 30, 2024
- NVD status
- Analyzed