VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-34401

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-01-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Dell BIOS contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to send larger than expected input to a parameter in order to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

Weakness classification

  • security_alert@emc.com: CWE-121
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references