Latitude 5310 2 In 1 Firmware
CVE-2021-36285
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 4.4 (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. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), 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-307. Dell BIOS contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious administrator could exploit this vulnerability to bypass excessive NVMe password attempt mitigations in order to carry out a brute force attack. Affected products include: Dell Latitude 5310 2-In-1 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5320 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5400 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5411 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5500 Firmware.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious administrator could exploit this vulnerability to bypass excessive NVMe password attempt mitigations in order to carry out a brute force attack.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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Dell BIOS contains an Stack-Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is l
Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low att
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS versions contain an Insecure Automated Optimization vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulner
Dell BIOS versions contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerabili
Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability
Dell BIOSConnect feature contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5). No vendor patch avail
Dell BIOSConnect feature contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5). No vendor patch avail
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