What is CVE-2022-22566?

CVE-2022-22566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1, classified under CWE-1190. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-22566?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1

CVE-2022-22566

Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to execute arbitrary code on the device.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r2
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware
Dell Alienware_m15_r3
Dell Alienware_m15_r3_firmware
Dell Alienware_m15_r4
Dell Alienware_m15_r4_firmware
Dell Alienware_m15_r6
Dell Alienware_m15_r6_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1190

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22566?: CVE-2022-22566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1, classified under CWE-1190. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-22566?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.