CVE-2024-37085 (GCVE-0-2024-37085)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-25 14:16 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:56- Authentication bypass vulnerability
- CWE-305 - Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi |
Affected:
8.0 , < ESXi80U3-24022510
(custom)
Affected: 7.0 |
||
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
5.x
Affected: 4.x |
||
| vmware | esxi |
Affected:
7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| vmware | cloud_foundation |
Affected:
5.0 , < 5.2
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| vmware | cloud_foundation |
Affected:
4.0 , < 5.0
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| vmware | esxi |
Affected:
8.0 , < ESXi80U3-24022510
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-305 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | ESXi |
| Due Date | 2024-08-20 |
| Date Added | 2024-07-30 |
| Vendorproject | VMware |
| Vulnerabilityname | VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Known |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | VMware ESXi contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor with sufficient Active Directory (AD) permissions can gain full... |
| Vendor | VMware |
| Product | VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation |
| Added Date | 2024-07-30T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 6.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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