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CVE-2022-26859

Dell BIOS contains a race condition vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI in order to bypass security checks during SMM.

CVSS v3.1
6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.14%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026Sep 4, 2026
0.01pp
0.13% → 0.14% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredHIGH
User InteractionNONE
ScopeCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Connections
26 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Sep 6, 2022
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024