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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-0949 · published 30 January 2020

CVE-2015-0949: Dell latitude e6430 firmware improper privilege management vulnerability

Dell · Latitude E6430 Firmware

The System Management Mode (SMM) implementation in Dell Latitude E6430 BIOS Revision A09, HP EliteBook 850 G1 BIOS revision L71 Ver. 01.09, and possibly other BIOS implementations does not ensure that function calls operate on SMRAM memory locations, which allows local users to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism and gain privileges by leveraging write access to physical memory.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.39% · top 67.9% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The System Management Mode (SMM) implementation in Dell Latitude E6430 BIOS Revision A09, HP EliteBook 850 G1 BIOS revision L71 Ver. 01.09, and possibly other BIOS implementations does not ensure that function calls operate on SMRAM memory locations, which allows local users to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism and gain privileges by leveraging write access to physical memory.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/631788 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/631788 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-0949), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-19). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.