CVE-2020-5326 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-5326

Vendor Dell
Product Dell Client Consumer and Commercial Platforms
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published February 21, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Affected Dell Client platforms contain a BIOS Setup configuration authentication bypass vulnerability in the pre-boot Intel Rapid Storage Response Technology (iRST) Manager menu. An attacker with physical access to the system could perform unauthorized changes to the BIOS Setup configuration settings without requiring the BIOS Admin password by selecting the Optimized Defaults option in the pre-boot iRST Manager.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 21, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated