CVE-2023-28059

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with administrator privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to modify a UEFI variable.

Published: 2023-06-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2023-28059 is rated Low Risk (23.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28059

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 2025-03-30 0.08% 0.04% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2023-06-24 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28059

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L 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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 0.8 4.2 [email protected]
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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: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: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.
 0.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28059

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware < 1.26.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware < 1.22.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_aurora_r11_firmware < 1.0.20 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r11_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_aurora_r12_firmware < 1.1.20 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_aurora_r13_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r13_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_aurora_r15_firmware < 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_aurora_r15_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r2_firmware < 1.22.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r3_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r4_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r6_firmware < 1.21.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m15_r7_firmware < 1.16.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m16_firmware < 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m16_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m17_r2_firmware < 1.22.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m17_r3_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m17_r4_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_x14_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_x14_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_x15_r1_firmware < 1.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_x15_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_x15_r2_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_x15_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_x17_r1_firmware < 1.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_x17_r1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_x17_r2_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_x17_r2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3900_firmware < 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3901_firmware < 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3901_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3910_firmware < 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3910_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3911_firmware < 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3911_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3980_firmware < 2.29.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3980_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3988_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3988_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3990_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3990_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3991_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3991_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g15_5510_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g15_5511_firmware < 1.21.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5511_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g15_5520_firmware < 1.16.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g15_5530_firmware < 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5530_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g16_7620_firmware < 1.16.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g16_7620_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g3_15_3590_firmware < 1.21.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g3_15_3590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g3_3500_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g3_3500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g3_3579_firmware < 1.25.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g3_3579_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g3_3779_firmware < 1.25.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g3_3779_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g5_15_5500_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g5_15_5500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g5_15_5590_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g5_15_5590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g5_5000_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g5_5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g5_5090_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g5_5090_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g7_15_7500_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g7_15_7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g7_15_7590_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g7_15_7590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g7_17_7700_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g7_17_7700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g7_17_7790_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g7_17_7790_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3480_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3580_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell precision_5820_tower_firmware < 2.27.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_5820_tower_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell precision_7820_tower_firmware < 2.31.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7820_tower_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell precision_7920_tower_firmware < 2.31.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_7920_tower_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell embedded_box_pc_5000_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:embedded_box_pc_5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_13_5330_firmware < 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_13_5330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_5410_firmware < 2.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_5410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_5418_firmware < 2.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_5418_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_5430_firmware < 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_5430_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_7430_2-in-1_firmware < 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_7430_2-in-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_plus_7420_firmware < 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_plus_7420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_3511_firmware < 1.21.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_3511_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_5510_firmware < 2.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_5510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_5518_firmware < 2.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_5518_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_16_5630_firmware < 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_16_5630_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_16_7620_2-in-1_firmware < 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_16_7620_2-in-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_16_7630_2-in-1_firmware < 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_16_7630_2-in-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_16_plus_7620_firmware < 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_16_plus_7620_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_24_5410_all-in-one_firmware < 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_24_5410_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_24_5420_all-in-one_firmware < 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_24_5420_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_24_5421_all-in-one_firmware < 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_24_5421_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_27_7720_all-in-one_firmware < 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_27_7720_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3020_firmware < 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3020_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3020s_firmware < 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3020s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3280_firmware < 1.17.4 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3280_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3470_firmware < 2.29.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3470_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3471_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3471_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3480_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3481_firmware < 1.22.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3481_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3482_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3482_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3490_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3490_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3493_firmware < 1.26.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3493_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3501_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3501_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3502_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3502_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28059

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