Vulnerability in Dell Cpg Bios
CVE-2019-18579
Settings for the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (7390) BIOS versions prior to 1.1.3 contain a configuration vulnerability. The BIOS configuration for the "Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) pre-boot modules" setting is enabled by default. A local unauthenticated attacker with physical access to a user's system can obtain read or write access to main memory via a DMA attack during platform boot.
EPSS: 0.003 (27.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dell Cpg Bios — versions unspecified
- Dell Xps_7390
- Dell Xps_7390_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security_alert@emc.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18579?
- CVE-2019-18579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Cpg Bios, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-12-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18579?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.