VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-26862

CVSS score6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-06-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Description

Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls in SMM.

Weakness classification

  • security_alert@emc.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references