CVE-2021-36342

MediumCVSS 6.4/10Last modified Oct 7, 2026

Description

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119 CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	CPG BIOS	>= unspecified, < 1.14

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000193321/dsa-2021-240Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000193321/dsa-2021-240Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 24, 2022
Last modified: Oct 7, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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