What is CVE-2023-32453?

CVE-2023-32453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r7, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-32453?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell Alienware_m15_r7

CVE-2023-32453

Dell BIOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a security-critical UEFI variable without knowledge of the BIOS…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (11.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_m15_r7
Dell Alienware_m15_r7_firmware
Dell Alienware_m16
Dell Alienware_m16_firmware
Dell Alienware_m18
Dell Alienware_m18_firmware
Dell Chengming_3900
Dell Chengming_3900_firmware
Dell Chengming_3901
Dell Chengming_3901_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32453?: CVE-2023-32453 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r7, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-32453?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.