CVE-2021-36342 is an improper input validation vulnerability in Dell BIOS that could allow a local, authenticated malicious user to achieve arbitrary code execution in SMRAM via a System Management Interrupt (SMI). This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium) due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high privileges and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.24.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.22.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7530_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7540_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7550_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
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.