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Improper Authorization

CVE-2020-5362

High
7.1/10

Summary

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an improper authorization vulnerability in the Dell Manageability interface for which an unauthorized actor, with local system access with OS administrator privileges, could bypass the BIOS Administrator authentication to restore BIOS Setup configuration to default values.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published