Is CVE-2024-37085 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-37085 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on July 30, 2024.

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

CVE-2024-37085 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2024-37085

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 26.8%EU EUVD: exploited

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 26.8% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added July 30, 2024
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2024-36416)
Published: June 25, 2024
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on July 30, 2024; federal remediation due August 20, 2024. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2024-36416 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / cloud foundation
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
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vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi
vmware / esxi

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3d - VMware Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11249-2022 - archived

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24505(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-37085(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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