CVE-2020-5387
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling...
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability to prevent the system from booting until the exploited boot device is removed.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability to prevent the system from booting until the exploited boot device is removed.
- Record
CVE-2020-5387- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26569
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability to prevent the system from booting until the exploited boot device is removed.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26569- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jc6m-9rhv-q9wq
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling...
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability to prevent the system from booting until the exploited boot device is removed.
- Record
GHSA-jc6m-9rhv-q9wq- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability to prevent the system from booting until the exploited boot device is removed.
- Record
CVE-2020-5387- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5387 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) in Dell Cpg Bios, published October 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.