Vulnerability · Published Aug 9, 2022 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2022-29083

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity improper authentication 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 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability by bypassing drive security mechanisms in order to gain access to the system.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	CPG BIOS	unspecified – before 9-12

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000201396 x_refsource_MISC