{"cve_id":"CVE-2024-37085","published":"2024-06-25T15:15:12.377000+00:00","last_modified":"2026-06-17T07:37:43.940000+00:00","vuln_status":"Analyzed","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 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.","cvss_version":"3.1","cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","base_score":7.2,"base_severity":"HIGH","attack_vector":"NETWORK","privileges_req":"HIGH","user_interaction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","impact_c":"HIGH","impact_i":"HIGH","impact_a":"HIGH","cwe_ids":["CWE-287","CWE-305"],"in_kev":true,"kev_date_added":"2024-07-30","kev_ransomware":true,"epss_score":0.2677,"epss_percentile":0.9803,"cap_rule_version":"0.1.1","stage":"EXECUTION","req_access":"PRIV","req_vector":"NETWORK","req_user_interaction":false,"grant_access":"PRIV","caps":["AUTH_BYPASS","CODE_EXEC"],"terminal":false,"cap_confidence":"high","ingested_at":"2026-09-18T11:08:27.653468+00:00","first_seen":"2024-06-25T15:15:12.377000+00:00","kev_first_seen":"2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00","novelty_score":0.0,"novelty_reasons":[],"novelty_at":null,"vendors":["vmware"],"products":["cloud_foundation","esxi"],"affected":[{"vendor":"vmware","product":"cloud_foundation","ranges":["≥ 4.0 and < 5.2"]},{"vendor":"vmware","product":"esxi","ranges":["7.0","8.0"]}]}