CVE-2024-0172

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: April 3, 2024 at 09:09 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:52 AM UTC

187 products affected across 1 vendorDSS8440 FirmwareNX440 FirmwarePoweredge MX740C Firmware

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain 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.

DSS8440 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.19.0

Affected range stops below 2.19.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-dss-8440 (same device)

EMC Storage NX3240 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.19.1

Affected range stops below 2.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-storage-nx3240 (same device)

EMC Storage NX3340 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.19.1

Affected range stops below 2.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-storage-nx3340 (same device)

EMC Xc Core 6420 System Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.19.1

Affected range stops below 2.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-6420-system (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC450 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.11.2

Affected range stops below 1.11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc450 (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC640 System Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.19.1

Affected range stops below 2.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc640-system (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC650 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.11.2

Affected range stops below 1.11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc650 (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC6520 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.11.2

Affected range stops below 1.11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc6520 (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC740XD System Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.19.1

Affected range stops below 2.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc740xd-system (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC740XD2 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.19.1

Affected range stops below 2.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc740xd2 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000223727/dsa-2024-035-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-privilege-management-security-vulnerability

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000223727/dsa-2024-035-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-privilege-management-security-vulnerability

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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