CVE-2022-22566 | BDVDB-2026-169652 Detail

DellCPG BIOS

Description#

Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to execute arbitrary code on the device.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: physical.

Weaknesses#

CWE-1190 DMA Device Enabled Too Early in Boot Phase

References#

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000195905/dsa-2022-028

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-02-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-02-09
Last modified: 2024-09-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Dell
Product: CPG BIOS

All Dell vulnerabilities

Score

6.9 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 17.5.

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
< 1.15
Fixed
1.15

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.9 Medium

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

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

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

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