What is CVE-2022-34460?

CVE-2022-34460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Bios, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-34460?

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

Improper input validation in Dell Bios

CVE-2022-34460

Prior Dell BIOS versions contain 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 (9.9th 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 Bios — versions 0
Dell G5_se_5505
Dell G5_se_5505_firmware
Dell Inspiron_27_7775
Dell Inspiron_27_7775_firmware
Dell Inspiron_3180
Dell Inspiron_3180_firmware
Dell Inspiron_3185
Dell Inspiron_3185_firmware
Dell Inspiron_3195_2-in-1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34460?: CVE-2022-34460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Bios, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-34460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.