CVE-2022-26862
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated...
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls in SMM.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls in SMM.
- Record
CVE-2022-26862- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31411
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls in SMM.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31411- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4c8-pv8w-6cx5
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated...
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls in SMM.
- Record
GHSA-x4c8-pv8w-6cx5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an Input Validation vulnerability. A locally authenticated malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input to an SMI in order to bypass security controls in SMM.
- Record
CVE-2022-26862- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- dell alienware m15 r5 firmware
- dell cpg bios
- dell g15 5515 firmware
- dell g5 se 5505 firmware
- dell inspiron 14 5425 firmware
- dell inspiron 27 7775 firmware
- dell inspiron 3180 firmware
- dell inspiron 3185 firmware
- dell inspiron 3195 firmware
- dell inspiron 3275 firmware
- dell inspiron 3475 firmware
- dell inspiron 3505 firmware
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- dell inspiron 3515 firmware
- dell inspiron 3525 firmware
- dell inspiron 3585 firmware
- dell inspiron 3595 firmware
- dell inspiron 3785 firmware
- dell inspiron 5405 firmware
- dell inspiron 5415 all-in-one firmware
- dell inspiron 5415 firmware
- dell inspiron 5485 firmware
- dell inspiron 5505 firmware
- dell inspiron 5515 firmware
- dell inspiron 5575 firmware
- dell inspiron 5585 firmware
- dell inspiron 7375 firmware
- dell inspiron 7405 firmware
- dell inspiron 7415 firmware
- dell inspiron 7425 firmware
- dell vostro 3405 firmware
- dell vostro 3515 firmware
- dell vostro 3525 firmware
- dell vostro 5415 firmware
- dell vostro 5515 firmware
- dell vostro 5625 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2022-26862 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Dell Alienware M15 R5 Firmware, published June 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.