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CVE-2022-32491 json

Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-35563

cvss
4.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating an SMI to cause an arbitrary write during SMM.

Patch / fix

  • Dell CPG BIOS OptiPlex 7770 All-In-One BIOS (version: 1.14.0)

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Dell CPG BIOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

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