CVE-2022-34391

HIGH

Dell Alienware Area-51 R5 and R4 Firmware < 2.0.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary Code Execution in SMRAM via SMI

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Dell Client BIOS Versions prior to the remediated version contain an improper input validation 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

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
dell/alienware_area-51_r4_firmware < 2.0.6
dell/alienware_area-51_r5_firmware < 2.0.6
Published Oct 12, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026