On 2024-07-30, CISA added CVE-2024-37085 (VMware ESXi) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Jul 30, 2024 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds VMware ESXi Vulnerability CVE-2024-37085 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Jul 30, 2024
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 26.8%, higher than 98% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
- Attack vector
- Vulnerability status
- Actor type
- Motivation
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Timeline
Technical details
CISA KEV Listing Record
CISA added CVE-2024-37085 (VMware ESXi) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog on 2024-07-30 [2].
Original Technical 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. [2]
Official Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2024-37085 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“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”
- [2]
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