CVE-2022-32491

moderate-risk
Published 2022-10-12

Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating an SMI to cause an arbitrary write 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
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CVSS 4.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (20)

Alienware Aurora R10 Firmware
Alienware Aurora R9 Firmware
Alienware M15 R1 Firmware
Alienware M17 R1 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Dell

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203758
Vendor Advisory https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203758
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moderate-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 33/34 · Critical