CVE-2023-32453 Auth bypass in CPG BIOS
A malicious user with physical access can bypass authentication to modify critical UEFI variables in Dell BIOS.
- 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-2023-32453?
CVE-2023-32453 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Inspiron 3493 Firmware, published on 16 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell BIOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a security-critical UEFI variable without knowledge of the BIOS administrator.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32453?
It affects 111 products.
Products include Dell Alienware M15 R7 Firmware, Dell Alienware M16 Firmware, Dell Alienware M18 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3900 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3901 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3910 Firmware and 105 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32453?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32453 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-2023-32453 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32453 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Inspiron 3493 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4qg5-96hp-hqjf.