Improper Authentication in VMware ESXi - CVE-2024-37085
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: July 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93317
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37085
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the ESXi host.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the authentication process. A remote user 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.
Affected software
VMware ESXi
PowerStore X
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection
PowerStore X
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2024-37085
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware ESXi - update to ESXi80U3-24022510
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection - update to 2.7.8
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection - update to 2.7.8
External References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505
- https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/rn/vsphere-esxi-803-release-notes/index.html
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/07/29/ransomware-operators-exploit-esxi-hypervisor-vulnerability-for-mass-encryption/