What is CVE-2023-32480?

CVE-2023-32480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware M15 R7, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-32480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Dell Alienware M15 R7

CVE-2023-32480

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated physical attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution.

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

Published 2023-06-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000214779/dsa-2023-175-dell-client-bios-securi… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32480?: CVE-2023-32480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware M15 R7, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-32480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.