# CVE-2024-37085: A VMware ESXi bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2024-07-30)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is VMware ESXi (CVE-2024-37085) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2024-37085. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official 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 by re-creating the configured AD group ('ESXi Admins' by default) after it was deleted from AD.

## Sources
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.