Dell PowerEdge platforms 16G Intel E5 BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS, version 1.4.4, contain active debug code security vulnerability.

published 2023-12-05 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-48654

cvss: 3.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits: 0; none known

Dell PowerEdge platforms 16G Intel E5 BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS, version 1.4.4, contain active debug code security vulnerability. An unauthenticated physical attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information tampering, code execution, denial of service.

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	6.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Dell PowerEdge BIOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1234 Hardware Internal or Debug Modes Allow Override of Locks
CWE-667 Improper Locking

References

dell.com /support/kbdoc/en-us/000220047/dsa-2023-429-security-update-for-dell-16g-poweredge-server-bios-for-a-debug-cod
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-44298
NVD CVE-2023-44298

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Summary