CVE-2022-34460
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local...
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
- Record
CVE-2022-34460- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-37415
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
- Record
EUVD-2022-37415- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhc6-cvm5-pgj3
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local...
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
- Record
GHSA-vhc6-cvm5-pgj3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Prior Dell BIOS versions contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
- Record
CVE-2022-34460- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- dell bios
- dell g5 se 5505 firmware
- dell inspiron 27 7775 firmware
- dell inspiron 3180 firmware
- dell inspiron 3185 firmware
- dell inspiron 3195 2-in-1 firmware
- dell inspiron 3275 firmware
- dell inspiron 3475 firmware
- dell inspiron 3505 firmware
- dell inspiron 3515 firmware
- dell inspiron 3585 firmware
- dell inspiron 3595 firmware
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- dell inspiron 3785 firmware
- dell inspiron 5405 firmware
- dell inspiron 5415 firmware
- dell inspiron 5485 2-in-1 firmware
- dell inspiron 5485 firmware
- dell inspiron 5505 firmware
- dell inspiron 5515 firmware
- dell inspiron 5585 firmware
- dell inspiron 7375 firmware
- dell inspiron 7405 2-in-1 firmware
- dell inspiron 7415 firmware
- dell vostro 3405 firmware
- dell vostro 3515 firmware
- dell vostro 5415 firmware
- dell vostro 5515 firmware
- lenovo bios
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-34460 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dell Bios, published January 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.