CVE-2020-5363

moderate-risk
Published 2020-06-10

Select Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an issue that allows the BIOS Admin password to be changed through Dell's manageability interface without knowledge of the current BIOS Admin password. This could potentially allow an unauthorized actor, with physical access and/or OS administrator privileges to the device, to gain privileged access to the platform and the hard drive.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.6/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

45
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate