CVE-2023-32453

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.

Published: 2023-08-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-32453 is rated Low Risk (22.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-32453

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 0.03% 0.21% +0.18%
2 2025-11-21 0.06% 0.03% -0.03%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-32453

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
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.
 0.3 4.2 [email protected]
3.9 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
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:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.3 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-32453

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-32453

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell alienware_m15_r7_firmware < 1.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_r7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m16_firmware < 1.10.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m16_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell alienware_m18_firmware < 1.10.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m18_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3900_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3901_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3901_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3910_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3910_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell chengming_3911_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:chengming_3911_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g15_5520_firmware < 1.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g16_7620_firmware < 1.18.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g16_7620_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g3_3500_firmware < 1.26.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g3_3500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g5_15_5500_firmware < 1.26.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g5_15_5500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g7_15_7500_firmware < 1.26.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g7_15_7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell g7_17_7700_firmware < 1.26.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:g7_17_7700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell precision_5680_firmware < 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_5680_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_5410_firmware < 2.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_5410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_14_5418_firmware < 2.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_14_5418_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_3511_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_3511_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_5510_firmware < 2.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_5510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_15_5518_firmware < 2.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_5518_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_24_5420_all-in-one_firmware < 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_24_5420_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_24_5421_all-in-one_firmware < 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_24_5421_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_27_7720_all-in-one_firmware < 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_27_7720_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3020_small_desktop_firmware <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3020_small_desktop_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3020_desktop_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3020_desktop_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3493_firmware < 1.27.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3493_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3511_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3511_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3593_firmware < 1.27.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3593_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3793_firmware < 1.27.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3793_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3891_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3891_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_3910_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_3910_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_5410_firmware < 2.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_5410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_5493_firmware < 1.27.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_5493_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_5593_firmware < 1.27.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_5593_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_7300_2-in-1_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_7300_2-in-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_7490_firmware < 1.22.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_7490_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_7500_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_7500_2-in-1_black_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_7500_2-in-1_black_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_7501_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_7501_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_7510_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_7510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell inspiron_7610_firmware < 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_7610_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3140_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3140_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3301_firmware < 1.27.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3301_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3320_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3330_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3340_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3400_firmware < 1.29.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3430_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3430_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3440_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3440_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3500_firmware < 1.29.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3530_firmware < 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3530_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_3540_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_3540_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_5420_firmware < 1.30.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_5430_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5430_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_5431_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5431_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_7230_rugged_extreme_tablet_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7230_rugged_extreme_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_7320_firmware < 1.28.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_7420_firmware < 1.28.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_7520_firmware < 1.28.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_9330_firmware < 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_9330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_9520_firmware < 1.24.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_9520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_rugged_5430_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_rugged_5430_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell latitude_rugged_7330_firmware < 1.20.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_rugged_7330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_3000_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_3000_thin_client_firmware < 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_3000_thin_client_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_5000_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_5090_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_5090_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_5400_all-in-one_firmware < 1.1.30 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_5400_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_5490_all-in-one_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_5490_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_7000_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_7090_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_7090_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_7400_all-in-one_firmware < 1.1.30 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_7400_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_7490_all-in-one_firmware < 1.23.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_7490_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_7410_all-in-one_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_7410_all-in-one_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_micro_plus_7010_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_micro_plus_7010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_small_form_factor_plus_7010_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_small_form_factor_plus_7010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_tower_plus_7010_firmware < 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_tower_plus_7010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell optiplex_xe4_firmware < 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_xe4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell precision_3260_xe_compact_firmware < 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_3260_xe_compact_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell precision_3260_compact_firmware < 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_3260_compact_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell precision_3450_firmware < 1.19.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_3450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-32453

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