# What is CVE-2023-32480?

> CVE-2023-32480 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) in Alienware M15 R7 Firmware from Dell, published on 23 June 2023. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.3%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2023-32480

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
- **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 24 out of 100 (Low); action: Monitor. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.8 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.3% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 23 June 2023
- **Record last updated:** 30 June 2023
- **Main product:** Alienware M15 R7 Firmware from Dell
- **Affected products:** 62

## What is CVE-2023-32480? In plain terms

An attacker has to be physically at the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

### The official description

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated physical attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution.

### What kind of flaw is it?

- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: Physically at the device
- How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions
- Login needed first: No login needed
- Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker gets: Can read data, change data and take it offline

Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Is CVE-2023-32480 being exploited? Not that we know of

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%.

### Timeline

- 23 June 2023: Published
- 30 June 2023: Record last updated

### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it

CVE-2023-32480 scores **24 out of 100 (Low)**, with the action "Monitor".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: key context
- Real threat activity around it: key context

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2023-32480?

The published record lists 62 products. Versions are as published: "before 1.17.0" means every version up to, but not including, 1.17.0.

- [Alienware M15 R7 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/alienware_m15_r7_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.17.0
- [Alienware M15 R7](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/alienware_m15_r7) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [G15 5510](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/g15_5510) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [G15 5510 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/g15_5510_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.19.0
- [G15 5520](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/g15_5520) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [G15 5520 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/g15_5520_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.17.0
- [Inspiron 14 5410](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_14_5410) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 14 5410 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_14_5410_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 2.19.1
- [Inspiron 14 5418](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_14_5418) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 14 5418 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_14_5418_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 2.19.1
- [Inspiron 15 5510](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_15_5510) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 15 5510 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_15_5510_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 2.19.1
- [Inspiron 15 5518](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_15_5518) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 15 5518 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_15_5518_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 2.19.1
- [Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_16_7620_2-in-1) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_16_7620_2-in-1_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.12.1
- [Inspiron 3520](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_3520) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 3520 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_3520_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.15.0
- [Inspiron 5410](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_5410) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 5410 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_5410_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 2.19.1
- [Inspiron 5420](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_5420) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 5420 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_5420_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.14.1
- [Inspiron 5620](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_5620) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 5620 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_5620_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.14.1
- [Inspiron 7420](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_7420) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 7420 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_7420_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.12.1
- [Inspiron 7510](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_7510) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 7510 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_7510_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.16.1
- [Inspiron 7610](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_7610) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Inspiron 7610 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/inspiron_7610_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.16.1
- [Latitude 3320](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3320) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Latitude 3320 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3320_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.22.2
- [Latitude 3420](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3420) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Latitude 3420 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3420_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.29.0
- [Latitude 3430](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3430) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Latitude 3430 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3430_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.10.1
- [Latitude 3520](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3520) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Latitude 3520 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3520_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.29.0
- [Latitude 3530](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3530) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Latitude 3530 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/latitude_3530_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.10.1
- [Precision 5760](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/precision_5760) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Precision 5760 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/precision_5760_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.20.1
- [Precision 5770](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/precision_5770) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Precision 5770 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/precision_5770_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.17.1
- [Vostro 3420](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_3420) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Vostro 3420 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_3420_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.15.0
- [Vostro 3520](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_3520) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Vostro 3520 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_3520_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.15.0
- [Vostro 5410](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_5410) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Vostro 5410 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_5410_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 2.19.1
- [Vostro 5510](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_5510) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Vostro 5510 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_5510_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 2.19.1
- [Vostro 5620](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_5620) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Vostro 5620 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_5620_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.14.1
- [Vostro 7510](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_7510) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Vostro 7510 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/vostro_7510_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.16.1
- [Xps 13 9315 2-in-1](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/xps_13_9315_2-in-1) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Xps 13 9315 2-in-1 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/xps_13_9315_2-in-1_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.8.1
- [Xps 17 9710](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/xps_17_9710) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Xps 17 9710 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/xps_17_9710_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.20.1
- [Xps 17 9720](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/xps_17_9720) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Xps 17 9720 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/dell/xps_17_9720_firmware) by [Dell](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/dell) (Operating system): before 1.17.1

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32480?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

### References

- [dell.com](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000214779/dsa-2023-175-dell-client-bios-security-update-for-an-improper-input-validation-vulnerability) (Vendor advisory)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2023-32480?

CVE-2023-32480 is a medium-severity flaw in Alienware M15 R7 Firmware from Dell, published on 23 June 2023. An attacker has to be physically at the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

### How serious is CVE-2023-32480?

It scores 6.8 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2023-32480 is 24 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

### Is CVE-2023-32480 being exploited?

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

### Which versions does CVE-2023-32480 affect?

For Alienware M15 R7 Firmware from Dell: before 1.17.0. The record lists 62 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

### How do I fix CVE-2023-32480?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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