CVE-2024-38483
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed...
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed component. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed component. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
- Record
CVE-2024-38483- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-37363
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed component. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2024-37363- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwwj-4w92-qq6h
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed...
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed component. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
- Record
GHSA-cwwj-4w92-qq6h- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed component. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.
- Record
CVE-2024-38483- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS: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
- dell client platform bios
- dell embedded box pc 5000 firmware
- dell latitude 12 rugged extreme 7214 firmware
- dell latitude 13 3380 firmware
- dell latitude 3300 firmware
- dell latitude 3390 2-in-1 firmware
- dell latitude 5280 firmware
- dell latitude 5288 firmware
- dell latitude 5290 2-in-1 firmware
- dell latitude 5290 firmware
- dell latitude 5400 firmware
- dell latitude 5414 rugged firmware
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- dell latitude 5420 rugged firmware
- dell latitude 5424 rugged firmware
- dell latitude 5480 firmware
- dell latitude 5488 firmware
- dell latitude 5490 firmware
- dell latitude 5580 firmware
- dell latitude 5590 firmware
- dell latitude 7212 rugged extreme tablet firmware
- dell latitude 7280 firmware
- dell latitude 7285 2-in-1 firmware
- dell latitude 7290 firmware
- dell latitude 7380 firmware
- dell latitude 7390 2-in-1 firmware
- dell latitude 7390 firmware
- dell latitude 7414 rugged firmware
- dell latitude 7424 rugged extreme firmware
- dell latitude 7480 firmware
- dell latitude 7490 firmware
- dell optiplex 3050 all-in-one firmware
- dell optiplex 3050 firmware
- dell optiplex 5050 firmware
- dell optiplex 7450 all-in-one firmware
- dell precision 3420 tower firmware
- dell precision 3520 firmware
- dell precision 3620 firmware
- dell precision 3620 tower firmware
- dell precision 5520 firmware
- dell precision 5530 2-in-1 firmware
- dell precision 7520 firmware
- dell precision 7720 firmware
- dell wyse 7040 thin client 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-2024-38483 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Dell Client Platform Bios, published August 14, 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.