Medium severity · published Jun 23, 2023
CVE-2023-28061
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability
6.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with administrator privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a UEFI variable.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Alienware Area 51m R1 Firmware · Dell
before 1.26.0 · source: NVD
AA
Alienware Area 51m R2 Firmware · Dell
before 1.22.0 · source: NVD
AA
Alienware Aurora R11 Firmware · Dell
before 1.0.20 · source: NVD
AA
Alienware Aurora R12 Firmware · Dell
before 1.1.20 · source: NVD
AA
Alienware Aurora R13 Firmware · Dell
before 1.12.0 · source: NVD
AA
Alienware Aurora R15 Firmware · Dell
before 1.1.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M15 R2 Firmware · Dell
before 1.22.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M15 R3 Firmware · Dell
before 1.23.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M15 R4 Firmware · Dell
before 1.17.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M15 R6 Firmware · Dell
before 1.21.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M15 R7 Firmware · Dell
before 1.16.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M16 Firmware · Dell
before 1.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28061
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28061
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000212204/dsa-2023-099-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-multiple-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilities
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