CVE-2020-5378 is a UEFI BIOS Boot Services overwrite vulnerability affecting Dell G7 17 7790 laptops with BIOS versions prior to 1.13.2. A local attacker with system memory access can exploit this to execute arbitrary code in System Management Mode (SMM), leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium) and is considered a physical attack vector with low complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:g7_17_7790_bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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