CVE-2020-5363

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS Score

Published: June 10, 2020 at 08:40 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC

37 products affected across 1 vendorLatitude 5400 FirmwareLatitude 5500 FirmwarePrecision 7740 Firmware

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Severity

MEDIUM6.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

Select Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an issue that allows the BIOS Admin password to be changed through Dell's manageability interface without knowledge of the current BIOS Admin password. This could potentially allow an unauthorized actor, with physical access and/or OS administrator privileges to the device, to gain privileged access to the platform and the hard drive.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Latitude 5300 2-in 1 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.9.4

Affected range stops below 1.9.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-5300-2-in-1 (same device)

Latitude 5300 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.9.4

Affected range stops below 1.9.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-5300 (same device)

Latitude 5400 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.7.4

Affected range stops below 1.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-5400 (same device)

Latitude 5401 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.8.4

Affected range stops below 1.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-5401 (same device)

Latitude 5500 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.7.4

Affected range stops below 1.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-5500 (same device)

Latitude 5501 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.8.4

Affected range stops below 1.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-5501 (same device)

Latitude 7200 2-in 1 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.8.0

Affected range stops below 1.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-7200-2-in-1 (same device)

Latitude 7220 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.6.0

Affected range stops below 1.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-7220 (same device)

Latitude 7220EX Rugged Extreme Tablet Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.6.0

Affected range stops below 1.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-7220ex-rugged-extreme-tablet (same device)

Latitude 7300 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.7.4

Affected range stops below 1.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-latitude-7300 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321604

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321604

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-158NVD-CWE-Other

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