CVE-2020-5388

MEDIUM

Dell Inspiron 15 7579 2-in-1 BIOS < 1.31.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary Code Execution in SMRAM via SMI

Title source: llm

Description

Dell Inspiron 15 7579 2-in-1 BIOS versions prior to 1.31.0 contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln322869/dsa-2020-215-dell-inspiron-15-7579-2-in-1-improper-smm-communication-buffer-boundary-verification-vulnerability

Scores

CVSS v3 6.9

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 13.9%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (1)

dell/inspiron_15_7579_firmware < 1.31.0

Published Nov 10, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026