CVE-2024-37085 in vmware cloud foundation
LogPulse has a published detection rule for this CVE: it raises a notable when someone tries to exploit it.
What the vulnerability is
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.
Affected software: vmware cloud foundation, vmware esxi
Scores
- CVSS: 7.2 (high)
- EPSS: 26.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- CISA KEV: Known exploited, listed 2024-07-30, used in ransomware
- Published: 2024-06-25
What LogPulse has for it
- Detection rule: Yes, published
- Agent check (vulnerable version): No
- Mitigation: No
Source data: NIST NVD, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. LogPulse processes new CVEs every hour.
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