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CVE-2023-39251

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high...

6.7 Medium

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to corrupt memory on the system.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Up 0.1 points since Dec 23, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.7

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to corrupt memory on the system.

Record
CVE-2023-39251
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42985 6.7

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to corrupt memory on the system.

Record
EUVD-2023-42985
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jh5h-57c3-2c78 6.7

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high...

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to corrupt memory on the system.

Record
GHSA-jh5h-57c3-2c78
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.7

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to corrupt memory on the system.

Record
CVE-2023-39251
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2023-39251 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Dell Cpg Bios, published December 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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