CVE-2022-22566 Other in CPG BIOS
An attacker with physical access can exploit a pre-boot DMA vulnerability in Dell BIOS to execute arbitrary code on the device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22566?
CVE-2022-22566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area 51m R2 Firmware, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to execute arbitrary code on the device.
Weakness: CWE-1190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22566?
It affects 214 products.
Products include Dell Alienware Area 51m R1 Firmware, Dell Alienware Area 51m R2 Firmware, Dell Alienware M15 R3 Firmware, Dell Alienware M15 R4 Firmware, Dell Alienware M15 R6 Firmware, Dell Alienware M17 R3 Firmware and 208 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Alienware Area 51m R2 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4rx-2jfq-q5g9.