CVE-2024-37085 — VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
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From the source
VMware ESXi. 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: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2024-37085
- On CISA KEV since
- 2024-07-30
- Ransomware use
- Known
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