What is CVE-2022-26860?

CVE-2022-26860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-26860?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dell Alienware_m15_r6

CVE-2022-26860

Dell BIOS versions contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI to bypass security checks resulting in arbitrary code execution in SMM.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (7.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26860?: CVE-2022-26860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-26860?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.