CVE-2023-32460
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 8, 2023 at 05:37 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:58 AM UTC
253 products affected across 1 vendorDSS8440 FirmwareNX3330 FirmwareNX3230 Firmware
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Dell PowerEdge BIOS contains an improper privilege management security vulnerability. An unauthenticated local attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to privilege escalation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.20.0
Affected range stops below 2.20.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-dss-8440 (same device)
v < 2.15.1
Affected range stops below 2.15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-nx440 (environment)
v < 2.20.1
Affected range stops below 2.20.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-storage-nx3240 (same device)
v < 2.20.1
Affected range stops below 2.20.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-storage-nx3340 (same device)
v < 2.20.1
Affected range stops below 2.20.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-xc-core-6420 (same device)
v < 1.12.1
Affected range stops below 1.12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-xc-core-xc450 (same device)
v < 2.20.1
Affected range stops below 2.20.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-xc-core-xc640 (same device)
v < 1.12.1
Affected range stops below 1.12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-xc-core-xc650 (same device)
v < 1.12.1
Affected range stops below 1.12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-xc-core-xc6520 (same device)
v < 2.20.1
Affected range stops below 2.20.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-emc-xc-core-xc740xd (same device)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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