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TI-2024-24615 Aliases CVE-2024-37085GHSA-485m-923f-95wx

Authentication bypass in VMware ESXi

Priority CRITICAL 91Exploited in the wildCWE-305Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2024-07-30CISA due date 2024-08-20Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.2677 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed VMware ESXi: ESXi80U3-24022510

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware ESXi8.0 to before ESXi80U3-24022510; 7.0ESXi80U3-24022510Patch availableCNA
—VMware Cloud Foundation5.x; 4.x—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware ESXi Vendor— Affected 8.0 to before ESXi80U3-24022510; 7.0 Fixed in ESXi80U3-24022510 Patch available CNA
  • VMware Cloud Foundation Vendor— Affected 5.x; 4.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 to before 5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1cVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_1dVulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 to before 5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1c Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_1d Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2b:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_2bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 update_2cVulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_2b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 update_2c Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA VMware ESXi Fixed in ESXi80U3-24022510

Timeline

  1. 2024-07-30 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37085
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-485m-923f-95wx

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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