Low severity · published Aug 16, 2023
CVE-2023-32453
Dell BIOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability
3.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AM
Alienware M15 R7 Firmware · Dell
before 1.18.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M16 Firmware · Dell
before 1.10.1 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M18 Firmware · Dell
before 1.10.1 · source: NVD
C3
Chengming 3900 Firmware · Dell
before 1.15.0 · source: NVD
C3
Chengming 3901 Firmware · Dell
before 1.15.0 · source: NVD
C3
Chengming 3910 Firmware · Dell
before 1.6.0 · source: NVD
C3
Chengming 3911 Firmware · Dell
before 1.6.0 · source: NVD
G5
G15 5520 Firmware · Dell
before 1.18.0 · source: NVD
G7
G16 7620 Firmware · Dell
before 1.18.0 · source: NVD
G3
G3 3500 Firmware · Dell
before 1.26.0 · source: NVD
G1
G5 15 5500 Firmware · Dell
before 1.26.0 · source: NVD
G1
G7 15 7500 Firmware · Dell
before 1.26.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32453
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32453
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000215217/dsa-2023-190-dell-client-bios
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