CVE-2022-24415

high-risk
Published 2022-03-11

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution during SMM.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% 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
8
CVSS 8.2/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Alienware 13 R3 Firmware
Alienware 15 R3 Firmware
Alienware 15 R4 Firmware
Alienware 17 R4 Firmware
Alienware 17 R5 Firmware
Edge Gateway 5100 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Dell

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000197057/dsa-2022-053
Vendor Advisory https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000197057/dsa-2022-053
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 25/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 25/34 · High