# CVE-2023-44298: Security feature bypass in PowerEdge BIOS

> An unauthenticated physical attacker can exploit active debug code in Dell BIOS to execute code, tamper with data, or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Low 3.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vj32-jvrg-mhmw

## What is CVE-2023-44298?

CVE-2023-44298 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge BIOS, published on 5 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking), CWE-1234 (Hardware Internal or Debug Modes Allow Override of Locks)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44298?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Dell Poweredge C6620 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Hs5610 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Hs5620 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Mx760c Firmware, Dell Poweredge R660 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R660xs Firmware, Dell Poweredge R760 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R760xa Firmware, Dell Poweredge R760xd2 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R760xs Firmware, Dell Poweredge R860 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R960 Firmware, Dell Poweredge T560 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerEdge BIOS

- [CVE-2023-44297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44297/): Security feature bypass in PowerEdge BIOS (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44298 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge BIOS, published on 5 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerEdge BIOS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44298/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44298

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44298/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.