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Medium severity · published Jun 23, 2023
CVE-2023-32480
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability
6.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated physical attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% 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 1.17.0 · source: NVD
G5
G15 5510 Firmware · Dell
before 1.19.0 · source: NVD
G5
G15 5520 Firmware · Dell
before 1.17.0 · source: NVD
I1
Inspiron 14 5410 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.1 · source: NVD
I1
Inspiron 14 5418 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.1 · source: NVD
I1
Inspiron 15 5510 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.1 · source: NVD
I1
Inspiron 15 5518 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.1 · source: NVD
I1
Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Firmware · Dell
before 1.12.1 · source: NVD
I3
Inspiron 3520 Firmware · Dell
before 1.15.0 · source: NVD
I5
Inspiron 5410 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.1 · source: NVD
I5
Inspiron 5420 Firmware · Dell
before 1.14.1 · source: NVD
I5
Inspiron 5620 Firmware · Dell
before 1.14.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
AM
Alienware M15 R7 Firmware
Dell
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32480
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32480
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000214779/dsa-2023-175-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-an-improper-input-validation-vulnerability
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