CVE-2024-0162

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

5.3 Medium

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 out-of-bound read/writes to SMRAM.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.15%Up 0.1 points since Mar 14, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2024-0162
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-15961 5.3

Record: EUVD-2024-15961
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfpg-4h2f-6hgr 5.3

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

Record: GHSA-mfpg-4h2f-6hgr
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2024-0162
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-787
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-2024-0162 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Dell Emc Xc Core Xc450 Firmware, published March 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.