CVE-2023-28044

MEDIUM

Dell Alienware BIOS Authenticated UEFI Variable Modification via Improper Input Validation

Title source: llm

Description

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with administrator privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a UEFI variable.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000212204/dsa-2023-099-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-multiple-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilities

Scores

CVSS v3 5.1

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 6.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (50)

dell/alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware < 1.26.0

dell/alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware < 1.22.0

dell/alienware_aurora_r11_firmware < 1.0.20

dell/alienware_aurora_r12_firmware < 1.1.20

dell/alienware_aurora_r13_firmware < 1.12.0

dell/alienware_aurora_r15_firmware < 1.1.0

dell/alienware_m15_r2_firmware < 1.22.0

dell/alienware_m15_r3_firmware < 1.23.0

dell/alienware_m15_r4_firmware < 1.17.0

dell/alienware_m15_r6_firmware < 1.21.0

... and 40 more

Published Jun 23, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026