CVE-2022-46752 | BDVDB-2026-196997 Detail

DellCPG BIOS

Description#

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Authorization vulnerability. An unauthenticated physical attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

Impact#

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

Weaknesses#

CWE-285 Improper Authorization

References#

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000207928/dsa-2023-011-dell-client-platform-security-update-for-a-bios-vulnerability

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-03-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-02-28Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-03-08
Last modified: 2025-02-28

Vendor information

Vendor: Dell
Product: CPG BIOS

All Dell vulnerabilities

Score

4.6 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.4.

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
1.8.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
1.19.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
1.9.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
2.17.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
1.7.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
2.16.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
2.16.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
1.10.0
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.6 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Physical
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
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).