Live › vulnerability › CVE-2024-37085
Go to dashboardVMware ESXi has an authentication bypass where a user with sufficient Active Directory permissions can re-create the deleted AD group used for ESXi admin access, gaining full control of the host. CISA lists it as actively exploited, including in ransomware campaigns.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | vendor | – | – |
| vmware cloud foundation | vendor | >= 4.0, < 5.2 | 5.2 |
| vmware esxi | vendor | = 7.0 | – |
| vmware esxi | vendor | = 8.0 | – |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the VMware-published mitigation or patch for ESXi per vendor instructions; if none is available, discontinue use of the product per CISA.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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