CVE-2022-46752

Physical denial of service via battery authorization

Published Mar 8, 2023 · Updated Feb 28, 2025

Improper authorization in Dell Client Platform BIOS allows physically proximate attackers to interrupt affected systems through battery handling. Dell has not published which BIOS routine mishandles battery authorization or what unauthorized battery operation triggers the failure. Physical access is required; no authentication or user interaction is needed, and the reported consequence is limited to loss of availability.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Dell Client Platform BIOS allows physically proximate attackers to interrupt affected systems through battery handling. Dell has not published which BIOS routine mishandles battery authorization or what unauthorized battery operation triggers the failure. Physical access is required; no authentication or user interaction is needed, and the reported consequence is limited to loss of availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-46752
Published
Mar 8, 2023
Updated
Feb 28, 2025
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Client Platform BIOS
Classifications
CWE-285
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.10.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.11.0
  3. Affected versionversion=1.13.1
  4. Affected versionversion=1.14.0
  5. Affected versionversion=1.16.0
  6. Affected versionversion=1.16.1
  7. Affected versionversion=1.17.0
  8. Affected versionversion=1.17.1
  9. Affected versionversion=1.18.0
  10. Affected versionversion=1.18.1
  11. Affected versionversion=1.19.0
  12. Affected versionversion=1.2.0
  13. Affected versionversion=1.22.0
  14. Affected versionversion=1.24.0
  15. Affected versionversion=1.25.1
  16. Affected versionversion=1.4.0
  17. Affected versionversion=1.6.1
  18. Affected versionversion=1.7.0
  19. Affected versionversion=1.8.0
  20. Affected versionversion=1.8.1
  21. Affected versionversion=1.8.2
  22. Affected versionversion=1.8.3
  23. Affected versionversion=1.9.0
  24. Affected versionversion=1.9.1
  25. Affected versionversion=2.16.0
  26. Affected versionversion=2.16.1
  27. Affected versionversion=2.17.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Client Platform BIOSversion=1.10.0; version=1.11.0; version=1.13.1; version=1.14.0; version=1.16.0; version=1.16.1; version=1.17.0; version=1.17.1; version=1.18.0; version=1.18.1; version=1.19.0; version=1.2.0; version=1.22.0; version=1.24.0; version=1.25.1; version=1.4.0; version=1.6.1; version=1.7.0; version=1.8.0; version=1.8.1; version=1.8.2; version=1.8.3; version=1.9.0; version=1.9.1; version=2.16.0; version=2.16.1; version=2.17.0

Published CVSS scores

4.6DellCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization

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