CVE-2020-5363 HIGH

CVE-2020-5363

Vendor Dell
Product Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms
Weakness CWE-158
Published June 10, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Select Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an issue that allows the BIOS Admin password to be changed through Dell's manageability interface without knowledge of the current BIOS Admin password. This could potentially allow an unauthorized actor, with physical access and/or OS administrator privileges to the device, to gain privileged access to the platform and the hard drive.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 10, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated