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CVE-2021-36342

CVE-2021-36342MEDIUM

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   H   H   N  U  H  H  H    6.4   .0025   15.1     —

AFFECTED
  Product   Versions       Fixed
  CPG BIOS  unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Jul 8   Reserved by dell
  Jan 24  Published (CNA: dell)
  Oct 7   RESCORED — CVE-2021-36342 (Dell CPG BIOS). CVSS 7.5 → 6.4 (NVD).

CWE-20, CWE-119 · CNA: dell · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 8, 2021	Reserved	Reserved by dell
January 24, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: dell)
October 7, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2021-36342 (Dell CPG BIOS). CVSS 7.5 → 6.4 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Dell	CPG BIOS	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-20 · CWE-119

References (1)

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

Authoritative record: CVE-2021-36342 at cve.org

Vendors: dell

Weaknesses: CWE-20 · CWE-119

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