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CVE-2022-26858

Published: Sep 6, 2022

Modified: May 27, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.1

MEDIUM

Description

Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls.

VendorProductVersions

Dell

CPG BIOS

affected
unspecified - < All

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

References

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