CVE-2024-0171

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 25, 2024 at 03:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:52 AM UTC
13 products affected across 1 vendorPoweredge R7615 FirmwarePoweredge R7625 FirmwarePoweredge R6615 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS contains an TOCTOU race condition vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to otherwise unauthorized resources.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.3.3
Affected range stops below 1.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-poweredge-c6615 (same device)
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-xc-core-xc7625 (same device)
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMdell
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367

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