CVE-2022-24416

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 during SMM.

Published: 2022-03-11 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-24416 is rated Low Risk (39.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24416

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.11% 0.27% +0.16%
2 2025-11-21 0.04% 0.11% +0.07%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24416

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.5 6.0 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24416

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24416

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell alienware_13_r3_firmware < 1.16.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_13_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_15_r3_firmware < 1.16.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_15_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_15_r4_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_15_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_17_r4_firmware < 1.16.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_17_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_17_r5_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_17_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware < 1.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_aurora_r8_firmware < 1.0.20 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r2_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r3_firmware < 1.14.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r4_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m17_r2_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m17_r3_firmware < 1.14.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m17_r4_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_x15_r1_firmware < 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_x15_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_x17_r1_firmware < 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_x17_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell edge_gateway_3000_firmware < 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:edge_gateway_3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell edge_gateway_5000_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:edge_gateway_5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell edge_gateway_5100_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:edge_gateway_5100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell embedded_box_pc_3000_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:embedded_box_pc_3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell embedded_box_pc_5000_firmware < 1.14.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:embedded_box_pc_5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_3473_firmware < 1.14.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_3473_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_3573_firmware < 1.14.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_3573_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_5566_firmware < 1.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_5566_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3277_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3277_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3465_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3465_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3477_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3477_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3482_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3482_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3502_firmware < 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3502_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3510_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3565_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3565_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3582_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3582_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3782_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3782_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3379_firmware < 1.0.34 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3379_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_14_5468_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_14_5468_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_15_5568_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_15_5568_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3267_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3267_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3268_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3268_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3572_firmware < 1.14.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3572_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3582_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3582_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3660_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3660_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3667_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3667_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3668_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3668_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell vostro_3669_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:vostro_3669_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell wyse_7040_thin_client_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:wyse_7040_thin_client_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell xps_8930_firmware < 1.1.21 cpe:2.3:o:dell:xps_8930_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24416

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