{
    "id": "CVE-2024-37085",
    "published": "2024-06-25 15:15:12",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 07:37:43",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-287",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.26770",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97964",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2024-08-20",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:34:59",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-08-20."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "cloud_foundation"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "esxi"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2024-37085",
        "date_added": "2024-07-30",
        "due_date": "2024-08-20",
        "vendor": "VMware",
        "product": "ESXi",
        "name": "VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505",
        "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-37085"
    ]
}