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Weakness
CWE
CWE-158
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Metacharacter neutralization
Impact

CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-158. 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. Affected products include: Dell Latitude 5300 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5300 2-In-1 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5400 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5401 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5500 Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

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.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication Bypass CRITICAL

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5300_2-in-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5401_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5501_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7200_2_in_1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7220_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7220ex_rugged_extreme_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_3540_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_3541_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7540_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7740_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:xps_13_9300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:xps_7390_2-in-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:xps_7590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321604

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