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.
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Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0900


Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0900


Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0900


Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0900

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:15:00 +0900

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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other CWE-287

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T22:56:21.754Z

Reserved: 2024-06-03T05:40:17.632Z

Link: CVE-2024-37085

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:43:50.997Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-25T15:15:12.377

Modified: 2025-10-30T19:52:34.230

Link: CVE-2024-37085

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