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CVE-2022-34401

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-34401 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Dell BIOS, affecting specific Alienware and G15 models. A local, authenticated attacker could exploit this by sending oversized input via an SMI, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution within SMRAM. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), exploitation requires high privileges and high attack complexity, but could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_a6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
6.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0017 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 160 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

dell.com / support/kbdoc/000204679
Vendor Advisory