CVE-2024-0173

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an improper parameter...

3.8 Low

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an improper parameter initialization vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read the contents of non-SMM stack memory.

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: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Up 0.1 points since Mar 14, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 3.8

Record: CVE-2024-0173
CVSS 3.1: 3.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-788
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-15972 3.8

Record: EUVD-2024-15972
CVSS 3.1: 3.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxgf-x2h4-c5gr 3.8

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an improper parameter...

Record: GHSA-hxgf-x2h4-c5gr
CVSS 3.1: 3.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-788
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 3.8

Record: CVE-2024-0173
CVSS 3.1: 3.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-788, CWE-125
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-2024-0173 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.8) 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 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.