Is CVE-2024-37085 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2024-37085 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-07-30, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-37085?

CVE-2024-37085 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-37085?

CVE-2024-37085 has an EPSS score of 26.77% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37085?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 5.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-37085

MEDIUMCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctl

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-287Improper Authentication CWE-305

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 5.2Fixed in:5.2CVE-2024-37085derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

26.77%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-08-20

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Patch1

support.broadcom.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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