Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2022 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2022-26861

High 7.9

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in CPG BIOS from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.9High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell BIOS versions contain an Insecure Automated Optimization vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI to obtain arbitrary code execution during SMM.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	CPG BIOS	unspecified – before Gen7, Gen8, Gen9, Gen10, Gen11, 21Q1-Q4

Weakness: CWE-1038 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000202194 x_refsource_MISC