PT-2021-12399 · Dell · Dell Client Commercial+1

Published 2021-01-04 · Updated 2021-01-29 · CVE-2020-5361

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns unauthorized password generation tools that can reset BIOS passwords and BIOS-managed Hard Disk Drive (HDD) passwords. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could exploit this to bypass security restrictions for BIOS Setup configuration, HDD access, and BIOS pre-boot authentication.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-640

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5361

Affected Products

Dell Client Commercial

Dell Client Consumer

References · 3

• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000180741/dsa-2020-119-dell-client-products-unauthorized-bios-password-reset-tool-vulnerability · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5361 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21558 · Telegram Post