CVE-2024-38303
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 3rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Dell PowerEdge Platform, 14G Intel BIOS version(s) prior to 2.22.x, contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 3rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 113 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- PowerEdge PlatformEnterprise Software
- emc xc core xcxr2 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- emc xc core xc940 system firmwareHardware Firmware
- emc xc core xc740xd2 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- emc xc core xc740xd system firmwareHardware Firmware
- emc xc core xc640 system firmwareHardware Firmware
- emc xc core 6420 system firmwareHardware Firmware
- emc storage nx3340 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R740Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R740XDHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R640Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R940Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R540Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R440Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge T440Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge XR2Hardware Firmware
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 5.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationlow confidence
Sources
References in the record
- dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000228135/dsa-2024-309-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-for-improper-input-validation-vulnerability
- dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000228135/dsa-2024-309-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-for-improper-input-validation-vulnerability&
- vuldb.com/?id.276058&
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