Security Resilience

CVE-2023-44298

Dell Poweredge R660 Firmware 1.4.4

Published
05 December 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 3.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0024 15th percentile
Risk Priority 29 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-44298 is a low-severity Hardware Internal or Debug Modes Allow Override of Locks (CWE-1234) vulnerability in Dell Poweredge R660 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 3.6 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked at the 15th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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.

CWE(s)
CWE-1234CWE-667

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001 Data Obfuscation Command And Control
Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.
attack.mitre.org →
T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation Command And Control
Adversaries may impersonate legitimate protocols or web service traffic to disguise command and control activity and thwart analysis efforts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citati…
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump the contents of <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code> to enable offline password cracking.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

dell
poweredge r660 firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge r760 firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge c6620 firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge mx760c firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge r860 firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge r960 firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge hs5610 firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge hs5620 firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge r660xs firmware
1.4.4
dell
poweredge r760xs firmware
1.4.4
+3 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

ID.RA-01 partial match
blocks

Identifying hardware vulnerabilities can surface debug-mode bypass risks before deployment.

ID.RA-09 partial match
blocks

Hardware integrity assessment prior to acquisition directly evaluates secure debug/lock behavior.

PR.PS-01 partial match
blocks

Hardened configuration baselines can disable or lock debug modes in production hardware.

PR.PS-03 partial match
blocks

Hardware replacement decisions can address devices lacking proper debug-lock protections.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.6 Contact with special interest groups partial match
removes
A.8.18 Use of privileged utility programs partial match
degrades

Restricting privileged utility programs limits debug access, but does not guarantee hardware lock protection.

A.8.2 Privileged access rights partial match
degrades

Privileged access rights can restrict debug-mode overrides but do not specifically address hardware lock bypass.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
blocks

Secure development lifecycle includes concurrency and locking requirements that reduce improper locking defects.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
removes
A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
blocks

Secure system architecture and engineering principles can mandate hardware lock enforcement during debug, covering most of the weakness.

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-667, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.

References