CVE-2020-5362

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an improper authorization vulnerability in...

7.1 High

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an improper authorization vulnerability in the Dell Manageability interface for which an unauthorized actor, with local system access with OS administrator privileges, could bypass the BIOS Administrator authentication to restore BIOS Setup configuration to default values.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.29%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

Record: CVE-2020-5362
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-26544 7.1

Record: EUVD-2020-26544
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgch-xjh8-4m78 No score

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an improper authorization vulnerability in...

Record: GHSA-xgch-xjh8-4m78
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.1

Record: CVE-2020-5362
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-5362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Dell Client Consumer And Commercial Platforms, published June 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.