CVE-2023-32453
moderate-risk
Published 2023-08-16
Dell BIOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a security-critical UEFI variable without knowledge of the BIOS administrator.
Do I need to act?
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0.03% 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
4
CVSS 4.6/10
Medium
PHYSICAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Alienware M18 Firmware
Precision 5680 Firmware
Affected Vendors
References (2)
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
31/34 · Critical