7.9
HIGH
CVE-2024-0172
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-0172 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-0172 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-39584: Dell BIOS Flaw Exposes Systems to Secure Boot Bypass and Arbitrary Code Execution

In a recent security advisory, Dell disclosed a high-severity vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-39584, affecting the BIOS of several popular Dell client platforms. This vulnerability, carrying a C ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-0172 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Dell 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 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Dell CWE-269
    Added CVSS V3.1 Dell AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-0172 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-0172 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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