What is CVE-2022-31226?

CVE-2022-31226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Chengming_3900, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-31226?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dell Chengming_3900

CVE-2022-31226

Dell BIOS versions contain a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending excess data to a function in order to gain arbitrary code execution on the…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (9.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Chengming_3900
Dell Chengming_3900_firmware
Dell Cpg Bios — versions unspecified
Dell Inspiron_14_plus_7420
Dell Inspiron_14_plus_7420_firmware
Dell Inspiron_16_plus_7620
Dell Inspiron_16_plus_7620_firmware
Dell Inspiron_3910
Dell Inspiron_3910_firmware
Dell Inspiron_5320

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security_alert@emc.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31226?: CVE-2022-31226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Chengming_3900, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-31226?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.