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CVE-2024-37085

CVE-2024-37085

67.3–83.3Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Jun 25, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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

FIRST EPSS26.77%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 97.8%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

vmwareoriginal assertion
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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.

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.267700000000; percentile 0.978060000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
n/aVMware Cloud Foundation
[{"status": "affected", "version": "5.x"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "4.x"}]unknown
n/aVMware ESXi
[{"status": "affected", "version": "8.0", "lessThan": "ESXi80U3-24022510", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.0"}]unknown
vmwarecloud_foundation
[{"status": "affected", "version": "5.0", "lessThan": "5.2", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
vmwarecloud_foundation
[{"status": "affected", "version": "4.0", "lessThan": "5.0", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
vmwareesxi
[{"status": "affected", "version": "7.0"}]unknown
vmwareesxi
[{"status": "affected", "version": "8.0", "lessThan": "ESXi80U3-24022510", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 4.0; end excluding 5.2supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2b:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.2
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8
security@vmware.comCVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8
vmwareCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.