CVE-2024-37085

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.

CVSS v3.1

7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

26.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2024-07-30, used in ransomware campaigns

Published

2024-06-25

Updated

2025-10-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• WTN-arny/CVE-2024-370850★ · 2024-08-18
• gokupwn/pushMyResources0★ · 2025-07-11
• mahmutaymahmutay/CVE-2024-370852★ · 2024-08-02

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2024-37084
• CVE-2024-3710
• CVE-2024-37081
• CVE-2024-37147
• CVE-2024-37054
• CVE-2024-37152