What is CVE-2022-26858?

CVE-2022-26858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-26858?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell Alienware_m15_r6

CVE-2022-26858

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_m15_r6
Dell Alienware_m15_r6_firmware
Dell Chengming_3980
Dell Chengming_3980_firmware
Dell Chengming_3988
Dell Chengming_3988_firmware
Dell Chengming_3990
Dell Chengming_3990_firmware
Dell Chengming_3991
Dell Chengming_3991_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26858?: CVE-2022-26858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-26858?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.