CVE-2022-26858

medium

Published 2022-09-06 · Modified 2026-05-27

CVSS v3

6.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2

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VIR risk

6.1

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

61%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

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

CWEs

CWE-287

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.