What is CVE-2023-28036?

CVE-2023-28036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-28036?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1

CVE-2023-28036

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

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

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

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_r11
Dell Alienware_aurora_r11_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r12
Dell Alienware_aurora_r12_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r13
Dell Alienware_aurora_r13_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28036?: CVE-2023-28036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-28036?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.