ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
CVE-2024-37085: VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
| Vendor | VMware |
|---|---|
| Product | ESXi |
| Actively exploited | Yes |
| Added to CISA KEV | 30 Jul 2024 |
| CISA federal deadline | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Ransomware use | Known |
| Weakness (CWE) | CWE-305 |
Required action (CISA's text)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description (NVD)
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 by re-creating the configured AD group ('ESXi Admins' by default) after it was deleted from AD.
SOURCES
Other VMware flaws
- CVE-2025-22226: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-22225: VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38813: VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38812: VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.