CVE-2022-22566 is a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability affecting select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms. An authenticated attacker with physical access can exploit this to execute arbitrary code, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated as high severity (CVSS 7.2), its exploitability requires physical access and prior authentication. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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