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CVE-2022-26865

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 26, 2022 at 03:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:36 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSupportAssist OS RecoveryDell OS Recovery Tool

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Dell Support Assist OS Recovery versions before 5.5.2 contain an Authentication Bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system may exploit this vulnerability by bypassing OS Recovery authentication in order to run arbitrary code on the system as Administrator.

Affected

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

SupportAssist OS Recovery· Dell
95%
5.5.1
Dell OS Recovery Tool· Dell
60%
v < 5.5.2
Affected range stops below 5.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000198780/dsa-2022-102

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMdell
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-288CWE-287

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