CVE-2023-32453 json
Dell BIOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability.
published 2023-08-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-36697
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Dell BIOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a security-critical UEFI variable without knowledge of the BIOS administrator.
Patch / fix
- dell alienware_m15_r7_firmware 1.18.0
- dell alienware_m16_firmware 1.10.1
- dell alienware_m18_firmware 1.10.1
- dell chengming_3900_firmware 1.15.0
- dell chengming_3901_firmware 1.15.0
- dell chengming_3910_firmware 1.6.0
- dell chengming_3911_firmware 1.6.0
- dell g15_5520_firmware 1.18.0
- dell g16_7620_firmware 1.18.0
- dell g3_3500_firmware 1.26.0
- dell g5_15_5500_firmware 1.26.0
- dell g7_15_7500_firmware 1.26.0
- dell g7_17_7700_firmware 1.26.0
- dell precision_5680_firmware 1.4.1
- dell inspiron_14_5410_firmware 2.20.0
- dell inspiron_14_5418_firmware 2.20.0
- dell inspiron_15_3511_firmware 1.23.0
- dell inspiron_15_5510_firmware 2.20.0
- dell inspiron_15_5518_firmware 2.20.0
- dell inspiron_24_5420_all-in-one_firmware 1.4.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Dell CPG BIOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-32453
- NVD CVE-2023-32453
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