CVE-2022-34399: Dell Alienware m15 a6 Firmware

Low severity, CVSS 2.3. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Dell Alienware m17 R5 BIOS version prior to 1.2.2 contain a buffer access vulnerability. A malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending input larger than expected in order to leak certain sections of SMRAM.

Affected products

  • Dell Alienware m15 a6 Firmware: before 1.4.3 (fixed in 1.4.3)
  • Dell Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition r5 Firmware: before 1.8.0 (fixed in 1.8.0)
  • Dell Alienware m17 Ryzen Edition r5 Firmware: before 1.4.3 (fixed in 1.4.3)
  • Dell g15 5515 Firmware: before 1.8.0 (fixed in 1.8.0)
  • Dell g15 5525 Firmware: before 1.4.3 (fixed in 1.4.3)
  • Dell Inspiron 3505 Firmware: before 1.9.0 (fixed in 1.9.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3515 Firmware: before 1.9.0 (fixed in 1.9.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3525 Firmware: before 1.5.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3585 Firmware: before 1.10.0 (fixed in 1.10.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3595 Firmware: before 1.5.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)
  • Dell Inspiron 3785 Firmware: before 1.10.0 (fixed in 1.10.0)
  • Dell Vostro 3405 Firmware: before 1.9.0 (fixed in 1.9.0)
  • Dell Vostro 3425 Firmware: before 1.5.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)
  • Dell Vostro 3515 Firmware: before 1.9.0 (fixed in 1.9.0)
  • Dell Vostro 3525 Firmware: before 1.5.0 (fixed in 1.5.0)

Published 2023-01-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.