CVE-2020-5363 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-5363

Select Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an issue...

Vulnerability Description

Select Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms include an issue that allows the BIOS Admin password to be changed through Dell's manageability interface without knowledge of the current BIOS Admin password. This could potentially allow an unauthorized actor, with physical access and/or OS administrator privileges to the device, to gain privileged access to the platform and the hard drive.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Dell Client Consumer and Commercial platforms
Vulnerable Versions:
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321604

Timeline

Official Publish: June 10th, 2020
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-158

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.