CVE-2023-25537

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.18% (7th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

62 products

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Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior to 2.18.2, contain an Out of Bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some SMRAM stack/data/code in System Management Mode, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.8

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · security_alert@emc.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 4.2

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-787USCWE-787US

affected products (62)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell PowerEdgeall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:dell:poweredge:-
Dell PowerEdge Platform≤ Versions prior to 2.18.1enisa_euvdEU
Dell Technologies DSS 8440≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies EMC Storage NX3240≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies EMC Storage NX3340≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies EMC XC Core 6420 System≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies EMC XC Core XC640 System≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies EMC XC Core XC740xd2≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies EMC XC Core XC940 System≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies EMC XC Core XCXR2≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge C4140≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge C6420≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge FC640≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge M640≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX)≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge MX740c≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge MX840c≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge R440≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge R540≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU
Dell Technologies PowerEdge R640≤ 2.18.1fstec_bduRU

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1221Dell PowerEdge BIOS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2023-05-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Dell BIOS und Dell PowerEdge ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, Code auszuführen und seine Rechte zu erweitern.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-05-22modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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