CVE-2020-5361

Published Jan 4, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms support a BIOS password reset capability that is designed to assist authorized customers who forget their passwords. Dell is aware of unauthorized password generation tools that can generate BIOS recovery passwords. The tools, which are not authorized by Dell, can be used by a physically present attacker to reset BIOS passwords and BIOS-managed Hard Disk Drive (HDD) passwords. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions for BIOS Setup configuration, HDD access and BIOS pre-boot authentication.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-26543 Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms support a BIOS password reset capability that is designed to assist authorized customers who forget their passwords. Dell is aware of unauthorized password generation tools that can generate BIOS recovery passwords. The tools, which are not authorized by Dell, can be used by a physically present attacker to reset BIOS passwords and BIOS-managed Hard Disk Drive (HDD) passwords. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions for BIOS Setup configuration, HDD access and BIOS pre-boot authentication.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dell
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:06 PM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 4, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM