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.
Published: 2024-06-25
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 26.8% Moderate
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:30:00 +0200


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0200


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:30:00 +0200


Wed, 30 Jul 2025 04:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:15:00 +0200

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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other CWE-287

Subscriptions

Vmware Cloud Foundation Esxi
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T22:56:21.754Z

Reserved: 2024-06-03T05:40:17.632Z

Link: CVE-2024-37085

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:43:50.997Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-25T15:15:12.377

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:37:43.940

Link: CVE-2024-37085

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Weaknesses