medium
4.6
CWE
287
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-32453

First published: Wed Aug 16 2023(Updated: )

Dell BIOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a security-critical UEFI variable without knowledge of the BIOS administrator.

Credit: security_alert@emc.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Dell Alienware m15 R7 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Alienware m15 R7 Firmware
Dell Alienware m16 firmware<1.10.1
Dell Alienware m16
Dell Alienware m18 Firmware<1.10.1
Dell Alienware m18
Dell Chengming 3900<1.15.0
Dell Chengming 3900
Dell Chengming 3901 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Chengming 3901
Dell Chengming 3910 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Chengming 3910 Firmware
Dell Chengming 3911 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Chengming 3911 Firmware
Dell G15 5520 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell G15 5520 Firmware
Dell G16 7620 Firmware<1.18.0
Dell G16 7620 Firmware
Dell G3 3500 Firmware<1.26.0
Dell G3 3500 Firmware
Dell G5 5500 Firmware<1.26.0
Dell G5 15 5500
Dell G7 15 7500 Firmware<1.26.0
Dell G7 15 7500 Firmware
Dell G7 17 7700 Firmware<1.26.0
Dell G7 17 7700
Dell Precision 5680 Firmware<1.4.1
Dell Precision 5680 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5410 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell Inspiron 5410 Firmware
Dell inspiron 14 5418 firmware<2.20.0
Dell Inspiron 14 5418
Dell Inspiron 15 3511 Firmware<1.23.0
Dell Inspiron 15 3511
Dell Inspiron 5510 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell Inspiron 5510
Dell Inspiron 15 5518 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell Inspiron 15 5518
Dell Inspiron 24 5420 All-in-One Firmware<1.4.0
Dell Inspiron 24 5420 All-in-One Firmware
Dell Inspiron 24 5421 All-in-One Firmware<1.4.0
Dell Inspiron 24 5421 All-in-One
Dell Inspiron 27 7720 All-in-One Firmware<1.4.0
Dell Inspiron 27 7720 All-in-One
Dell Inspiron 3020 Desktop Firmware<=1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 3020 Small Desktop
Dell Inspiron 3020 Desktop Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Inspiron 3020 Desktop
Dell Inspiron 3493 Firmware<1.27.0
Dell Inspiron 3493 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3511 Firmware<1.23.0
Dell Inspiron 15 3511
Dell Inspiron 3593 Firmware<1.27.0
Dell Inspiron 3593 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3793 Firmware<1.27.0
Dell Inspiron 3793 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3891 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell Inspiron 3891
Dell Inspiron 3910 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Inspiron 3910 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell Inspiron 5410 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5493 Firmware<1.27.0
Dell Inspiron 5493 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 5593<1.27.0
Dell Inspiron 5593 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7300 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell Inspiron 7300
Dell Inspiron 7490 Firmware<1.22.0
Dell Inspiron 7490
Dell Inspiron 7500 Firmware<1.24.0
Dell Inspiron 7500 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell Inspiron 7500 2-in-1
Dell Inspiron 7501 Firmware<1.24.0
Dell Inspiron 7501 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 7510 Firmware<1.17.0
Dell Inspiron 15 7510
Dell Inspiron 16 7610 Firmware<1.17.0
Dell Inspiron 7610 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3140 Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Latitude 3140 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3301 Firmware<1.27.0
Dell Latitude 3301 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3320 Firmware<1.23.0
Dell Latitude 3320 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3330 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Latitude 3330 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3340 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Latitude 3340 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3400 Firmware<1.29.0
Dell Latitude 3400 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3430 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Latitude 3430 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3440 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Latitude 3440 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3500 Firmware<1.29.0
Dell Latitude 3500 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3530 Firmware<1.12.0
Dell Latitude 3530 Firmware
Dell Latitude 3540 Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Latitude 3540 Firmware
Dell Latitude Rugged 5420 Firmware<1.30.0
Dell Latitude 5420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5430 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Latitude 5430 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5431 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Latitude 5431 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7230 Rugged Extreme Tablet Firmware<1.8.0
Dell Latitude 7230 Rugged Extreme
Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Firmware<1.28.0
Dell Latitude 7320 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7420 Firmware<1.28.0
Dell Latitude 7420 Firmware
Dell Latitude 7520 Firmware<1.28.0
Dell Latitude 7520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9330 Firmware<1.13.0
Dell Latitude 9330 Firmware
Dell Latitude 9520 Firmware<1.24.0
Dell Latitude 9520 Firmware
Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged Firmware<1.20.0
Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged Firmware
Dell Latitude 7330 Rugged Firmware<1.20.0
Dell Latitude 7330
Dell OptiPlex 3000 Micro Firmware<1.15.0
Dell OptiPlex 3000 Thin
Dell OptiPlex 3000 Thin Firmware<1.11.0
Dell OptiPlex 3000 Thin
Dell OptiPlex 5000 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell OptiPlex 5000
Dell OptiPlex 5090 Tower Firmware<1.19.0
Dell OptiPlex 5090 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5400 All-in-One Firmware<1.1.30
Dell OptiPlex 5400 All-in-One
Dell OptiPlex 5490 AIO Firmware<1.23.0
Dell OptiPlex 5490 All-in-One Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7000 OEM Firmware<1.15.0
Dell OptiPlex 7000 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7090 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell OptiPlex 7090 Tower
Dell OptiPlex 7400 All-in-One Firmware<1.1.30
Dell OptiPlex 7400 All-in-One Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7490 AIO Firmware<1.23.0
Dell OptiPlex 7490 AIO
Dell OptiPlex 7410 All-in-One Firmware<1.6.0
Dell OptiPlex 7410 All-in-One Firmware
Dell OptiPlex Micro Plus 7010<1.6.0
Dell OptiPlex Micro Plus 7010 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 7010 Small Form Factor Firmware<1.6.0
Dell OptiPlex 7010 Small Form Factor
Dell OptiPlex Tower Plus 7010<1.6.0
Dell OptiPlex Tower Plus 7010 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex XE4 Tower Firmware<1.15.0
Dell OptiPlex XE4 OEM Ready
Dell Precision 3260 XE Compact Firmware<2.7.0
Dell Precision 3260 XE Compact Firmware
Dell Precision 3260 XE Compact Firmware<2.7.0
Dell Precision 3260 Compact Firmware
Dell Precision 3450 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell Precision 3450 Firmware
Dell Precision 3460 XE Small Form Factor<2.7.0
Dell Precision 3460 XE Small Form Factor Firmware
Dell Precision 3460 XE Small Form Factor Firmware<2.7.0
Dell Precision 3460 Small Form Factor Firmware
Dell Precision 3470 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Precision 3470
Dell Precision 3650 MT Firmware<1.24.0
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Firmware
Dell Precision 3660 Firmware<2.7.0
Dell Precision 3660 Firmware
Dell Precision 5470 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Precision 5470 Firmware
Dell Precision 5570 Firmware<1.16.0
Dell Precision 5570 Firmware
Dell Precision 5860 Tower Firmware<1.0.10
Dell Precision 5860 Tower Firmware
Dell Precision 7960 Tower Firmware<1.0.9
Dell Precision 7960 Tower
Dell Vostro 3020 T Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Vostro 3020 T
Dell Vostro 3020 Tower Desktop Firmware<1.6.0
Dell Vostro 3020 Tower Desktop Firmware
Dell Vostro 15 3510 Firmware<1.23.0
Dell Vostro 3510 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3690 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell Vostro 3690 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3710 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Vostro 3710 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3890 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell Vostro 3890 Firmware
Dell Vostro 3910 Firmware<1.15.0
Dell Vostro 3910 Firmware
Dell Vostro 14 5410 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell Vostro 14 5410 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5491 Firmware<1.27.0
Dell Vostro 5491 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5510 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell Vostro 5510 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5591 Firmware<1.27.0
Dell Vostro 5591 Firmware
Dell Vostro 5890 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell Vostro 5890 Firmware
Dell Vostro 7500 Firmware<1.24.0
Dell Vostro 7500 Firmware
Dell Vostro 15 7510 Firmware<1.17.0
Dell Vostro 15 7510
Dell XPS 13 9305 Firmware<1.16.0
Dell XPS 13 9305 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 7390 Firmware<1.21.0
Dell XPS 7390
Dell XPS 7390 2-in-1 Firmware<1.26.0
Dell XPS 7390
Dell XPS 13 9300 Firmware<1.19.0
Dell XPS 13 9300
Dell XPS 13 9310 Firmware<3.17.0
Dell XPS 13 9310 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 Firmware<2.19.0
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Firmware
Dell XPS 13 9315 Firmware<1.13.0
Dell XPS 9315 2-in-1
Dell XPS 15 9520 Firmware<1.16.0
Dell XPS 15 9520 Firmware
Dell Alienware m15 R7 AMD Firmware<1.18.0
Dell Alienware m16 firmware
Dell Chengming 3977 Firmware
Dell Chengming 3901<1.15.0
Dell Chengming 3911<1.6.0
Dell Chengming 3977 Firmware
Dell G3 15 3500 firmware<1.26.0
Dell G3 15 3500
Dell G5 15 5500 Firmware
Dell G7 17 7700 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 14 5418 Firmware<2.20.0
Dell Inspiron 14 5418 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3511 Firmware<1.23.0
Dell Inspiron 15 3511 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 5510 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 15 5518 Firmware
Dell Inspiron 24 5421 All-in-One<1.4.0
Dell Inspiron 24 5421 All-in-One Firmware
Dell Inspiron 27 7720 All-in-One Firmware
Dell Inspiron 3020 Small Desktop
Dell Inspiron 15 3511 Firmware<1.23.0
Dell Inspiron 24 5410 All-in-One
Dell Inspiron 16 7610 Firmware
Dell OptiPlex 5000 Small Form Factor Firmware<1.15.0
Dell OptiPlex 7000 Small Form Factor
Dell Optiplex 7090 Aio Firmware<1.19.0
Dell OptiPlex Tower 7010
Dell Vostro 3020
Dell XPS 13 Firmware<1.21.0
Dell XPS 13
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 Firmware<3.17.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-32453?

    The severity of CVE-2023-32453 is categorized as high due to the potential for unauthorized modification of critical security settings by an attacker with physical access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-32453?

    To fix CVE-2023-32453, update the BIOS firmware to the latest version provided by Dell as specified in their security advisory.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2023-32453?

    Affected systems include specific Dell Alienware, Chengming, G series, Inspiron, Latitude, and OptiPlex firmware versions prior to the given update thresholds.

  • Can the CVE-2023-32453 vulnerability be exploited remotely?

    No, CVE-2023-32453 requires physical access to the system for exploitation, making it a local vulnerability.

  • What are the potential risks associated with CVE-2023-32453?

    The risks associated with CVE-2023-32453 include unauthorized changes to UEFI variables, potentially leading to system compromise and instability.

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