Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Dell CPG BIOS
Priority LOW 30CWE-642Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dell Inspiron 5675 BIOS versions prior to 1.4.1 contain a UEFI BIOS RuntimeServices overwrite vulnerability. A local attacker with access to system memory may exploit this vulnerability by overwriting the RuntimeServices structure to execute arbitrary code in System Management Mode (SMM).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CPG BIOS (Dell): 1.4.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | CPG BIOS | before 1.4.1 | 1.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- CPG BIOS VendorDell Affected before 1.4.1 Fixed in 1.4.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CPG BIOS (Dell) Fixed in 1.4.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26186
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rmr-65mh-rj57
References
More Dell Inspiron 5675 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08294 Improper input validation in Dell CPG BIOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-08293 Improper input validation in Dell CPG BIOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-26186 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26186 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9rmr-65mh-rj57 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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