VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-26865

Dell Support Assist OS Recovery versions before 5.5.2 contain an Authentication Bypass vulnerability.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Dell Support Assist OS Recovery versions before 5.5.2 contain an Authentication Bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system may exploit this vulnerability by bypassing OS Recovery authentication in order to run arbitrary code on the system as Administrator.

CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-288, CWE-287
Affected: dell/supportassist os recovery
Source: security_alert@emc.com

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000198780/dsa-2022-102Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000198780/dsa-2022-102Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.