CVE-2024-0161

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication...

7.2 High

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes to SMRAM.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.20%Up 0.2 points since Mar 14, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2024-0161
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-15960 7.2

Record: EUVD-2024-15960
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4jv-rmcf-2fhh 7.2

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication...

Record: GHSA-p4jv-rmcf-2fhh
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

Record: CVE-2024-0161
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-0161 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Dell Dss 8440 Firmware, published March 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.