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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-37085

highCVSS 3.1 7.2In CISA KEVRansomwareEPSS 27%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2024-37085 affects n/a VMware ESXi and is rated high (CVSS 7.2). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-30: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

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.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-305.

Severity

7.2 high

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

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Jul 30, 2024

Federal due date Aug 20, 2024

EPSS, next 30 days

27%

Higher than 98% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

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

Affected products

VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation, esxi, cloud_foundation. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2024-37085 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-37085 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-30, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-08-20. CISA lists it as used in ransomware campaigns.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37085?

CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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