What is CVE-2022-26862?

CVE-2022-26862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r5, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-26862?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Dell Alienware_m15_r5

CVE-2022-26862

Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls in SMM.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (17.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_m15_r5
Dell Alienware_m15_r5_firmware
Dell Cpg Bios — versions unspecified
Dell G15_5515
Dell G15_5515_firmware
Dell G5_se_5505
Dell G5_se_5505_firmware
Dell Inspiron_14_5425
Dell Inspiron_14_5425_firmware
Dell Inspiron_27_7775

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26862?: CVE-2022-26862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r5, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-26862?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.