CVE-2022-32491

Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user...

4.1 Medium

Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating an SMI to cause an arbitrary write during SMM.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Down 0.7 points since Oct 13, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.1

Record: CVE-2022-32491
CVSS 3.1: 4.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-35563 4.1

Record: EUVD-2022-35563
CVSS 3.1: 4.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cxg-pg3j-vj4c 7.8

Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user...

Record: GHSA-6cxg-pg3j-vj4c
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.1

Record: CVE-2022-32491
CVSS 3.1: 4.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

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

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

In short

CVE-2022-32491 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1 Firmware, published October 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.