VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-28044
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability.
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with administrator privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a UEFI variable.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- dell/alienware area 51m r1 firmware · dell/alienware area 51m r2 firmware · dell/alienware aurora r11 firmware · dell/alienware aurora r12 firmware · dell/alienware aurora r13 firmware · dell/alienware aurora r15 firmware · dell/alienware m15 r2 firmware · dell/alienware m15 r3 firmware · dell/alienware m15 r4 firmware · dell/alienware m15 r6 firmware · dell/alienware m15 r7 firmware · dell/alienware m16 firmware · dell/alienware m17 r2 firmware · dell/alienware m17 r3 firmware · dell/alienware m17 r4 firmware · dell/alienware x14 firmware · dell/alienware x15 r1 firmware · dell/alienware x15 r2 firmware · dell/alienware x17 r1 firmware · dell/alienware x17 r2 firmware · +40 more
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000212204/dsa-2023-099-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-multiple-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000212204/dsa-2023-099-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-multiple-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.