CVE-2023-25537
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior...
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior to 2.18.2, contain an Out of Bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some SMRAM stack/data/code in System Management Mode, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior to 2.18.2, contain an Out of Bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some SMRAM stack/data/code in System Management Mode, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.
- Record
CVE-2023-25537- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-29489
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior to 2.18.2, contain an Out of Bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some SMRAM stack/data/code in System Management Mode, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29489- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f88f-9mmf-7xm6
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior...
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior to 2.18.2, contain an Out of Bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some SMRAM stack/data/code in System Management Mode, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.
- Record
GHSA-f88f-9mmf-7xm6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior to 2.18.2, contain an Out of Bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some SMRAM stack/data/code in System Management Mode, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.
- Record
CVE-2023-25537- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- dell dss 8440 firmware
- dell emc storage nx3240 firmware
- dell emc storage nx3340 firmware
- dell emc xc core 6420 firmware
- dell emc xc core xc640 firmware
- dell emc xc core xc740xd2 firmware
- dell emc xc core xc740xd firmware
- dell emc xc core xc940 firmware
- dell emc xc core xcxr2 firmware
- dell poweredge platform
- dell poweredge c4140 firmware
- dell poweredge c6420 firmware
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- dell poweredge fc640 firmware
- dell poweredge m640 firmware
- dell poweredge mx740c firmware
- dell poweredge mx840c firmware
- dell poweredge r440 firmware
- dell poweredge r540 firmware
- dell poweredge r640 firmware
- dell poweredge r740 firmware
- dell poweredge r740xd2 firmware
- dell poweredge r740xd firmware
- dell poweredge r840 firmware
- dell poweredge r940 firmware
- dell poweredge r940xa firmware
- dell poweredge t440 firmware
- dell poweredge t640 firmware
- dell poweredge xe2420 firmware
- dell poweredge xe7420 firmware
- dell poweredge xe7440 firmware
- dell poweredge xr2 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-25537 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Dell Dss 8440 Firmware, published May 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.