CVE-2024-28970

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Dell Client BIOS contains an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to platform denial of service.

Affected products

Dell G7 7500 Firmware: before 1.32.0 — fixed in 1.32.0
Dell G7 7700 Firmware: before 1.32.0 — fixed in 1.32.0
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 Firmware: before 1.6.0 — fixed in 1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 16 7640 2-In-1 Firmware: before 1.4.0 — fixed in 1.4.0
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Firmware: before 1.6.0 — fixed in 1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 24 5420 All-In-One Firmware: before 1.11.0 — fixed in 1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 27 7720 All-In-One Firmware: before 1.11.0 — fixed in 1.11.0
Dell Inspiron 5402 Firmware: before 1.30.0 — fixed in 1.30.0
Dell Inspiron 5409 Firmware: before 1.30.0 — fixed in 1.30.0
Dell Inspiron 5502 Firmware: before 1.30.0 — fixed in 1.30.0
Dell Inspiron 5509 Firmware: before 1.30.0 — fixed in 1.30.0
Dell Precision 3660 Firmware: before 2.14.0 — fixed in 2.14.0
Dell Vostro 5402 Firmware: before 1.30.0 — fixed in 1.30.0
Dell Vostro 5502 Firmware: before 1.30.0 — fixed in 1.30.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell G7 7500 Firmware 1.32.0; Dell G7 7700 Firmware 1.32.0; Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 Firmware 1.6.0; Dell Inspiron 16 7640 2-In-1 Firmware 1.4.0; Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 Firmware 1.6.0; Dell Inspiron 24 5420 All-In-One Firmware 1.11.0; Dell Inspiron 27 7720 All-In-One Firmware 1.11.0; Dell Inspiron 5402 Firmware 1.30.0; Dell Inspiron 5409 Firmware 1.30.0; Dell Inspiron 5502 Firmware 1.30.0; Dell Inspiron 5509 Firmware 1.30.0; Dell Precision 3660 Firmware 2.14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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