CVE-2022-26865

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Published May 26, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell Support Assist OS Recovery versions before 5.5.2 contain an Authentication Bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system may exploit this vulnerability by bypassing OS Recovery authentication in order to run arbitrary code on the system as Administrator.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

Dell OS Recovery Tool

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 5.5.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_os_recovery:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-31414	Dell Support Assist OS Recovery versions before 5.5.2 contain an Authentication Bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system may exploit this vulnerability by bypassing OS Recovery authentication in order to run arbitrary code on the system as Administrator.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.303% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000198780/dsa-2022-102

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Supportassist Os Recovery

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: May 26, 2022, 3:20 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:16 PM
Reserved: Mar 10, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 26, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:36 AM

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