CVE-2024-22429

Administrator code execution via undisclosed BIOS input

Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper input validation in Dell Client Platform BIOS allows local users with administrator privileges to execute arbitrary code. Dell has not disclosed the affected BIOS component, the input involved, or the validation operation that mishandles it. Exploitation requires local authenticated administrator access and high attack complexity; successful exploitation executes code in the firmware context.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Dell Client Platform BIOS allows local users with administrator privileges to execute arbitrary code. Dell has not disclosed the affected BIOS component, the input involved, or the validation operation that mishandles it. Exploitation requires local authenticated administrator access and high attack complexity; successful exploitation executes code in the firmware context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22429
Published
May 17, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Dell Client Platform BIOS
Classifications
CWE-20
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.18.0
  2. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.27.0
  3. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.28.0
  4. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.29.0
  5. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.31.0
  6. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.32.0
  7. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.46.0
  8. Affected versionversion=N/A <1.50.0
  9. Affected versionversion=N/A <2.30.0
  10. Affected versionversion=N/A <2.36.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell · Dell Client Platform BIOSversion=N/A <1.18.0; version=N/A <1.27.0; version=N/A <1.28.0; version=N/A <1.29.0; version=N/A <1.31.0; version=N/A <1.32.0; version=N/A <1.46.0; version=N/A <1.50.0; version=N/A <2.30.0; version=N/A <2.36.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 13 3380version=0 <1.27.0
Dell · Dell Precision Tower 3620version=0 <2.30.0
Dell · Dell Edge Gateway 3000 Firmwareversion=0 <1.18.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 7212 Rugged Extreme Tablet Firmwareversion=0 <1.50.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 3180 Firmwareversion=0 <1.29.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 7414 Rugged Extreme Firmwareversion=0 <1.46.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme 7214 Firmwareversion=0 <1.46.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 5280 Firmwareversion=0 <2.36.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 3189 Firmwareversion=0 <1.29.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 5414 Firmwareversion=0 <1.46.0
Dell · Dell Precision Tower 3420version=0 <2.30.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 3390 2-in-1version=0 <1.31.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 5424 Firmwareversion=0 <1.32.0
Dell · Dell Wyse 5070 Thin Clientversion=0 <1.31.0
Dell · Dell Latitude 3300 Firmwareversion=0 <1.28.0

Published CVSS scores

6.7NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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