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CVE-2020-5363

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CVE-2020-5363

Published: Jun 10, 2020

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.6

HIGH

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Dell

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms

affected
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321604

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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