{"id":"CVE-2023-28044","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-28044","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:56:16.625Z","title":"Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability.","description":"\nDell 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.\n\n","published":"2023-06-23T11:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:46:39.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["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","dell/chengming 3900 firmware","dell/chengming 3901 firmware","dell/chengming 3910 firmware","dell/chengming 3911 firmware","dell/chengming 3980 firmware","dell/chengming 3988 firmware","dell/chengming 3990 firmware","dell/chengming 3991 firmware","dell/g15 5510 firmware","dell/g15 5511 firmware","dell/g15 5520 firmware","dell/g15 5530 firmware","dell/g16 7620 firmware","dell/g3 15 3590 firmware","dell/g3 3500 firmware","dell/g3 3579 firmware","dell/g3 3779 firmware","dell/g5 15 5500 firmware","dell/g5 15 5590 firmware","dell/g5 5000 firmware","dell/g5 5090 firmware","dell/g7 15 7500 firmware","dell/g7 15 7590 firmware","dell/g7 17 7700 firmware","dell/g7 17 7790 firmware","dell/latitude 3480 firmware","dell/latitude 3580 firmware","dell/precision 5820 tower firmware","dell/precision 7820 tower firmware","dell/precision 7920 tower firmware","dell/embedded box pc 5000 firmware","dell/inspiron 13 5330 firmware","dell/inspiron 14 5410 firmware","dell/inspiron 14 5418 firmware","dell/inspiron 14 5430 firmware","dell/inspiron 14 7430 2-in-1 firmware","dell/inspiron 14 plus 7420 firmware","dell/inspiron 15 3511 firmware","dell/inspiron 15 5510 firmware","dell/inspiron 15 5518 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00168,"percentile":0.06135,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000212204/dsa-2023-099-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-multiple-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilities","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"},{"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000212204/dsa-2023-099-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-multiple-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilities","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28044","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}