CVE-2024-52541 Auth bypass in Dell Client Platform BIOS
A local high-privileged attacker can exploit weak authentication in Dell Client Platform BIOS to achieve elevation of privileges.
- 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-2024-52541?
CVE-2024-52541 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Chengming 3990 Firmware, published on 19 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Authentication vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
Weakness: CWE-1390
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52541?
It affects 392 products.
Products include Dell Alienware M15 R6 Firmware, Dell Alienware M15 R7 Firmware, Dell Alienware M16 R1 Firmware, Dell Alienware M16 R2 Firmware, Dell Alienware M18 R1 Firmware, Dell Alienware M18 R2 Firmware and 386 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52541 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-2024-52541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Chengming 3990 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cfp-926c-3w2x.