CVE-2022-32485

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 12, 2022 at 07:25 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:47 AM UTC

583 products affected across 1 vendorLatitude 9410 FirmwareLatitude 5511 FirmwareLatitude 5411 Firmware

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Dell BIOS contains 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.

Affected

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

Alienware Area 51M R1 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-alienware-area-51m-r1 (same device)

Alienware Area 51M R2 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.18.0

Affected range stops below 1.18.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-alienware-area-51m-r2 (same device)

Alienware Aurora R10 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.3.1

Affected range stops below 2.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-alienware-aurora-r10 (same device)

Alienware Aurora R11 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.0.16

Affected range stops below 1.0.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Alienware Aurora R12 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.1.16

Affected range stops below 1.1.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-alienware-aurora-r12 (same device)

Alienware Aurora R13 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.5.0

Affected range stops below 1.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Alienware Aurora R8 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.0.23

Affected range stops below 1.0.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-alienware-aurora-r8 (same device)

Alienware Aurora R9 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.0.20

Affected range stops below 1.0.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-alienware-aurora-r9 (same device)

Alienware M15 R1 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.14.0

Affected range stops below 2.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-alienware-m15-r1 (same device)

Alienware M15 R2 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 1.17.0

Affected range stops below 1.17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-alienware-m15-r2 (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/kbdoc/000203758

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203758

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20

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