What is CVE-2022-32482?

CVE-2022-32482 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-32482?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Dell Alienware_m15_r6

CVE-2022-32482

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a UEFI variable.

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

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_m15_r6
Dell Alienware_m15_r6_firmware
Dell Alienware_m15_r7
Dell Alienware_m15_r7_firmware
Dell Chengming_3900
Dell Chengming_3900_firmware
Dell Cpg Bios — versions 0
Dell G15_5510
Dell G15_5510_firmware
Dell G15_5511

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32482?: CVE-2022-32482 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-32482?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.