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. CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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Security context
Source reference: kev:CVE-2024-37085
ESXi
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2024-37085
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Publisher severity
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