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CVE-2022-29083

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 9, 2022 at 08:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:39 AM UTC
217 products affected across 1 vendorLatitude 9410 FirmwareLatitude 5511 FirmwareLatitude 5411 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability by bypassing drive security mechanisms in order to gain access to the system.

Affected

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

Chengming 3980 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 2.23.0
Affected range stops below 2.23.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-chengming-3980 (same device)
Chengming 3990 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.11.0
Affected range stops below 1.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-chengming-3990 (same device)
Chengming 3991 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.11.0
Affected range stops below 1.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
G3 3579 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.21.0
Affected range stops below 1.21.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-g3-3579 (same device)
G3 3779 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.21.0
Affected range stops below 1.21.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-g3-3779 (same device)
G5 5000 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
G5 5090 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.14.0
Affected range stops below 1.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-g5-5090 (same device)
G5 5587 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.21.0
Affected range stops below 1.21.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-g5-5587 (same device)
G7 7588 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 1.21.0
Affected range stops below 1.21.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-g7-7588 (same device)
Inspiron 3470 Firmware· Dell
95%
v < 2.23.0
Affected range stops below 2.23.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
dell-inspiron-3470 (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

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000201396

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

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-287

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