CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2024-37085

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 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: 7.2
EPSS: 26.0%
CISA KEV: Listed
Published: 2024.06.26

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV

Exploit probability26.0%

Technical severityCVSS 7.2

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: VMware ESXi
Affected versions: 8.0, 7.0, 5.x, 4.x, 5.0, 4.0, >= 4.0 < 5.2
Fixed versions: 5.2

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Due date: 2024.08.20

1
Identify
Confirm that VMware ESXi and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-287, CWE-305
KEV added: 2024.07.30
Ransomware use: 확인됨