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CVE-2024-37085 — VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Known ransomware use
CISA KEV listed
Added July 30, 2024 Remediate by August 20, 2024
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 by re-creating the configured AD group ('ESXi Admins' by default) after it was deleted from AD.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085
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