CVE-2022-32482

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Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privilege

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a UEFI variable.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.6 EPSS 0.0005

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

dell alienware m15 r6 firmware< 1.17.0
dell alienware m15 r7 firmware< 1.10.0
dell chengming 3900 firmware< 1.7.3
dell g15 5510 firmware< 1.16.0
dell g15 5511 firmware< 1.18.0
dell g15 5520 firmware< 1.10.0
dell g16 7620 firmware< 1.12.0
dell g3 3500 firmware< 1.20.0
Show all 60 affected productsdell g5 15 5500 firmware< 1.20.0
dell g7 15 7500 firmware< 1.19.0
dell g7 17 7700 firmware< 1.19.0
dell inspiron 14 5410 2-in-1 firmware< 2.15.2
dell inspiron 14 plus 7420 firmware< 1.6.1
dell inspiron 15 3511 firmware< 1.18.2
dell inspiron 16 plus 7620 firmware< 1.6.1
dell inspiron 3490 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 3493 firmware< 1.24.0
dell inspiron 3501 firmware< 1.19.0
dell inspiron 3511 firmware< 1.18.2
dell inspiron 3520 firmware< 1.8.2
dell inspiron 3590 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 3593 firmware< 1.24.0
dell inspiron 3790 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 3793 firmware< 1.24.0
dell inspiron 3891 firmware< 1.12.0
dell inspiron 3910 firmware< 1.7.3
dell inspiron 5300 firmware< 1.17.0
dell inspiron 5301 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5310 firmware< 2.15.0
dell inspiron 5320 firmware< 1.3.0
dell inspiron 5390 firmware< 1.19.0
dell inspiron 5391 firmware< 1.20.0
dell inspiron 5400 2-in-1 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5401 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5402 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5406 2-in-1 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5408 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5409 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5410 all-in-one firmware< 1.4.0
dell inspiron 5420 firmware< 1.6.0
dell inspiron 5490 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5491 2-in-1 firmware< 1.17.0
dell inspiron 5493 firmware< 1.24.0
dell inspiron 5494 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5498 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5501 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5502 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5508 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5509 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 5510 firmware< 2.15.2
dell inspiron 5583 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5584 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5590 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5591 2-in-1 firmware< 1.17.0
dell inspiron 5593 firmware< 1.24.0
dell inspiron 5594 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5598 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 5620 firmware< 1.6.0
dell inspiron 7000 firmware< 1.20.0
dell inspiron 7300 firmware< 1.21.0

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Scoring & Timeline

5.6

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security_alert@emc.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD01 Feb 2023 · 06:15 AM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

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Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical impact

partial

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205717/dsa-2022-326Vendor Advisory

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