ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·7/30/2024
CVE-2024-37085 added to CISA KEV: VMware ESXi
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2024-07-30
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Due date: 2024-08-20
Why this matters
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.
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