CVE-2022-32490 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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 in SMRAM.

Published: 2023-01-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

BIOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.8`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:edge_gateway_3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:edge_gateway_3000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:edge_gateway_5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:edge_gateway_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:embedded_box_pc_3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:embedded_box_pc_3000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-35562	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 in SMRAM.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00049.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204685

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Edge Gateway 3000 Edge Gateway 3000 Firmware Edge Gateway 5000 Edge Gateway 5000 Firmware Embedded Box Pc 3000 Embedded Box Pc 3000 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2023-01-18T05:59:52.888Z

Updated: 2025-04-03T19:43:07.139Z

Reserved: 2022-06-06T17:44:58.338Z

Link: CVE-2022-32490

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-18T06:15:11.313

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:06:28.280

Link: CVE-2022-32490

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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