CVE-2020-5363

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Dell
Status
Dell Client Consumer And Commercial Platforms
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2020

Summary

Select Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an issue that allows the BIOS Admin password to be changed through Dell's manageability interface without knowledge of the current BIOS Admin password. This could potentially allow an unauthorized actor, with physical access and/or OS administrator privileges to the device, to gain privileged access to the platform and the hard drive.

Affected Version(s)

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321604

References

https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321604
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.