# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cfp-926c-3w2x

## 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 (Weak Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52541?

It affects 392 products.


Products: 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, Dell Alienware X14 R2 Firmware, Dell Alienware X16 R1 Firmware, Dell Alienware X16 R2 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3900 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3910 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3911 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3990 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3991 Firmware, Dell Edge Gateway 3001 Firmware, Dell Edge Gateway 3002 Firmware, Dell Edge Gateway 3003 Firmware, Dell Edge Gateway 5000 Firmware, Dell Embedded Box Pc 3000 Firmware, Dell Embedded Box Pc 5000 Firmware and 372 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2022-26861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26861/): Code injection in CPG BIOS (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2022-34403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34403/): Memory corruption in CPG BIOS (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-26860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26860/): Memory corruption in CPG BIOS (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-21572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21572/): Memory corruption in BIOSConnect (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-21573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21573/): Memory corruption in BIOSConnect (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52541 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Chengming 3990 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52541/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52541
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52541
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52541

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52541/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.