CVE-2022-26859

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.17.0▲

6.1

Dell BIOS contains a race condition vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI in order to bypass security checks during SMM.

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 7.0(medium)
EPSS: 8.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 6, 2022

Last Modified

May 27, 2026

References (1)

linkhttps://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000202194

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-02 20:11 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-02 20:11 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-02 20:11 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:50 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:50 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:50 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:29 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:29 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-25 15:56 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-26859?

CVE-2022-26859 is a medium vulnerability published on September 6, 2022. Dell BIOS contains a race condition vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI in order to bypass security checks during SMM.

When was CVE-2022-26859 disclosed?

CVE-2022-26859 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 2022, with the most recent update on May 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-26859 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-26859 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-26859?

CVE-2022-26859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.0.

How do I remediate CVE-2022-26859?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-26859, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

Dependency Blast Radius

See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2022-26859

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2022-26859?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs

CVE-2022-26859

📅 Published

🔄 Last Modified

🔗 References (1)