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CVE-2023-28044

Published: Jun 23, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
5.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with administrator privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a UEFI variable.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

CPG BIOSDell
On-premFirmware
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
alienware area 51m r1 firmwaredell
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
alienware area 51m r2 firmwaredell
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
alienware aurora r11 firmwaredell
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
alienware aurora r12 firmwaredell
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
dellcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka dell technologies
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000212204/dsa-2023-099-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-multiple-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilities
dell.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 23, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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