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medium6.1

CVE-2022-26858

Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
DellAlienware M15 R6 Firmware
before 1.8.0
DellChengming 3980 Firmware
before 2.21.0
DellChengming 3988 Firmware
before 1.9.0
DellChengming 3990 Firmware
before 1.8.2
DellChengming 3991 Firmware
before 1.8.2
DellG15 5510 Firmware
before 1.8.0
DellG15 5511 Firmware
before 1.9.0
DellG3 15 3590 Firmware
before 1.16.0
DellG3 3500 Firmware
before 1.12.0
DellG3 3579 Firmware
before 1.19.0
DellG5 15 5587 Firmware
before 1.19.0
DellG5 15 5590 Firmware
before 1.18.0

Weakness classification

References