CVE-2020-5326: Dell Chengming 3980 Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Affected Dell Client platforms contain a BIOS Setup configuration authentication bypass vulnerability in the pre-boot Intel Rapid Storage Response Technology (iRST) Manager menu. An attacker with physical access to the system could perform unauthorized changes to the BIOS Setup configuration settings without requiring the BIOS Admin password by selecting the Optimized Defaults option in the pre-boot iRST Manager.

Affected products

  • Dell Chengming 3980 Firmware: before 2.13.0 (fixed in 2.13.0)
  • Dell Embedded Box Pc 5000 Firmware: before 1.6.0 (fixed in 1.6.0)
  • Dell g3 3579 Firmware: before 1.10.0 (fixed in 1.10.0)
  • Dell g3 3590 Firmware: before 1.4.3 (fixed in 1.4.3)
  • Dell g3 3779 Firmware: before 1.10.0 (fixed in 1.10.0)
  • Dell g5 5587 Firmware: before 1.11.1 (fixed in 1.11.1)
  • Dell g5 5590 Firmware: before 1.8.0 (fixed in 1.8.0)
  • Dell g7 7588 Firmware: before 1.11.1 (fixed in 1.11.1)
  • Dell g7 7590 Firmware: before 1.8.0 (fixed in 1.8.0)
  • Dell g7 7790 Firmware: before 1.8.0 (fixed in 1.8.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 14 Gaming 7466 Firmware: before 1.5.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 14 Gaming 7467 Firmware: before 1.10.0 (fixed in 1.10.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 15 7572 Firmware: before 1.2.1 (fixed in 1.2.1)
  • Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7566 Firmware: before 1.5.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7567 Firmware: before 1.10.0 (fixed in 1.10.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7577 Firmware: before 1.8.0 (fixed in 1.8.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3470 Firmware: before 2.13.0 (fixed in 2.13.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3480 Firmware: before 1.5.1 (fixed in 1.5.1)
  • Dell Inspiron 3481 Firmware: before 1.4.0 (fixed in 1.4.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3580 Firmware: before 1.5.1 (fixed in 1.5.1)
  • Dell Inspiron 3581 Firmware: before 1.4.0 (fixed in 1.4.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3583 Firmware: before 1.5.1 (fixed in 1.5.1)
  • Dell Inspiron 3584 Firmware: before 1.4.0 (fixed in 1.4.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3670 Firmware: before 2.13.0 (fixed in 2.13.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3780 Firmware: before 1.5.1 (fixed in 1.5.1)
  • and 149 more

Published 2020-02-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.