CVE-2022-24416 is an improper input validation vulnerability in Dell BIOS, affecting various Dell Inspiron, Vostro, XPS, and Alienware systems. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows a local, authenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution during System Management Mode (SMM) via an SMI, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with multiple discussions and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_13_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_15_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_15_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_17_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_17_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.