What is CVE-2022-32487?

CVE-2022-32487 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-32487?

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

Improper input validation in Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1

CVE-2022-32487

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

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

EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th 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_area_51m_r1
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r2
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r10
Dell Alienware_aurora_r10_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r11
Dell Alienware_aurora_r11_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r12
Dell Alienware_aurora_r12_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security_alert@emc.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32487?: CVE-2022-32487 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-32487?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.