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  "generatedAt": "2026-10-22T20:45:43.249Z",
  "tag": {
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    "url": "https://pwn.watch/t/esxi",
    "feed": "https://pwn.watch/t/esxi/feed.xml"
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    {
      "slug": "vmware-esxi-cve-2024-37085",
      "title": "VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/vmware-esxi-cve-2024-37085",
      "json": "https://pwn.watch/i/vmware-esxi-cve-2024-37085.json",
      "status": "closed",
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      "patchStatus": "patched",
      "product": "VMware ESXi",
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        "vmware",
        "esxi",
        "auth-bypass",
        "cisa-kev",
        "ransomware"
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        "CVE-2024-37085"
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        "See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)"
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      "fixedVersions": [
        "See vendor advisory linked in sources"
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      "startedAt": "2024-06-25",
      "closedAt": "2024-07-30",
      "updatedAt": "2024-07-30",
      "summary": "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. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-07-30. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.",
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      "incident": "vmware-esxi-cve-2024-37085",
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      "patchStatus": "patched",
      "date": "2024-07-30",
      "title": "CISA added CVE-2024-37085 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-08-20)",
      "body": null,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/vmware-esxi-cve-2024-37085"
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      "incident": "vmware-esxi-cve-2024-37085",
      "incidentTitle": "VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass",
      "severity": "medium",
      "status": "closed",
      "patchStatus": "patched",
      "date": "2024-06-25",
      "title": "CVE-2024-37085 published",
      "body": null,
      "sourceUrl": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37085",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/vmware-esxi-cve-2024-37085"
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