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CVE-2022-32490

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

Affected products

• Dell Edge Gateway 3000 Firmware: before 1.9.0 — fixed in 1.9.0
• Dell Edge Gateway 5000 Firmware: before 1.19.0 — fixed in 1.19.0
• Dell Embedded Box PC 3000 , CPG BIOS: before 1.15.0 — fixed in 1.15.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Edge Gateway 3000 Firmware 1.9.0; Dell Edge Gateway 5000 Firmware 1.19.0; Dell Embedded Box PC 3000 , CPG BIOS 1.15.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204685
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204685

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