CVE-2022-32485 is an improper input validation vulnerability in Dell BIOS, allowing a local, authenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in SMRAM via a System Management Interrupt (SMI). With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.21.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r11_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r13_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.