Date: 07/31/2024
Severity: Medium
Summary
The article "Potential Exploitation of CVE-2024-37085 - Suspicious ESX Admins Group Activity" addresses concerns about a specific vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-37085. This flaw affects VMware ESX and ESXi environments, potentially allowing unauthorized access or privilege escalation within the ESX Admins group. The article highlights recent suspicious activities linked to this vulnerability, suggesting that attackers may be exploiting it to gain elevated permissions or compromise systems. It underscores the need for prompt patching and monitoring to mitigate potential security risks associated with this vulnerability.
Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List
EventID | 4727 4728 4731 4737 4754 4755 4756 |
keyword | ESX Admins |
Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection
Detection Query 1 | resourceName = "Windows Security" AND eventtype in ("4727","4728","4731","4737","4754","4755","4756" ) AND groupname = "ESX Admins" |
Detection Query 2 | technologygroup = "EDR" AND groupname = "ESX Admins" |
Category: Sigma
Reference:
https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules-emerging-threats/2024/Exploits/CVE-2024-37085/win_security_exploit_cve_2024_37085_esxi_admins_group.yml