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CVE-2022-32492
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2022-10-11 · 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 CPG BIOS: before 2.21.0; before 2.25.0 — fixed in 2.21.0, 2.25.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell CPG BIOS 2.21.0, 2.25.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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