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CVE-2024-37085

Improper Authentication — is CVE-2024-37085real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Medium · CVSS 6.8EPSS 26.8%CISA KEVCWE-287 · Improper Authentication

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

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.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 2) — CVSS base score 6.8

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Field notes & remediation

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    Field note · Diego RamírezCurated

    VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2024-07-30) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~27%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Marco FerriCurated

    Required action for VMware ESXi: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2024-08-20. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Related CVEs

Same weakness — CWE-287 · Improper Authentication.