CVE-2020-5362 | BDVDB-2026-137121 Detail

DellDell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms

Description#

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an improper authorization vulnerability in the Dell Manageability interface for which an unauthorized actor, with local system access with OS administrator privileges, could bypass the BIOS Administrator authentication to restore BIOS Setup configuration to default values.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-285 Improper Authorization

References#

https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321726

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12020-06-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2020-06-10
Last modified: 2024-09-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Dell
Product: Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms

All Dell vulnerabilities

Score

7.1 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321726
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.1 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).