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.
Review the upstream advisory, identify the affected product in your inventory, and apply the vendor update when one is available.
VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability is listed in the HOL Guard supply-chain feed, but affected software is not mapped to a package. Review the upstream advisory for the affected product and vendor guidance. This vulnerability is known to be exploited in the wild. 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.
Affected software not mapped. Review the upstream record for vendor-specific product and version guidance.
No references were reported by the source.
Reported by CISA KEV (kev).
HOL Guard can help your team monitor supply-chain activity while the upstream record is clarified.
Explore HOL GuardVMware 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.
Review the upstream advisory, identify the affected product in your inventory, and apply the vendor update when one is available.
VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability is listed in the HOL Guard supply-chain feed, but affected software is not mapped to a package. Review the upstream advisory for the affected product and vendor guidance. This vulnerability is known to be exploited in the wild. 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.
Affected software not mapped. Review the upstream record for vendor-specific product and version guidance.
No references were reported by the source.
Reported by CISA KEV (kev).
HOL Guard can help your team monitor supply-chain activity while the upstream record is clarified.
Explore HOL Guard