CVE-2022-26858
What it is
Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Dell Alienware m15 r6 Firmware < 1.8.0
- Dell Chengming 3980 Firmware < 2.21.0
- Dell Chengming 3988 Firmware < 1.9.0
- Dell Chengming 3990 Firmware < 1.8.2
- Dell Chengming 3991 Firmware < 1.8.2
- Dell g15 5510 Firmware < 1.8.0
- Dell g15 5511 Firmware < 1.9.0
- Dell g3 15 3590 Firmware < 1.16.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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