CVE-2020-5363 Auth bypass in Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms
An attacker with physical or OS admin access can bypass BIOS admin password checks to gain privileged platform and hard drive access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5363?
CVE-2020-5363 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Firmware, published on 10 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-158
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5363?
It affects 18 products.
Products include Dell Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5300 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5400 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5401 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5500 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5501 Firmware and 12 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5363?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5363 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-5363 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5363 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6xh-6r5c-j5mc.