DMA Device Enabled Too Early in Boot Phase

The product enables a Direct Memory Access (DMA) capable device before the security configuration settings are established, which allows an attacker to extract data from or gain privileges on the product.

CVEs (1)

CVE VENDORS PRODUCTS UPDATED PUBLISHED CVSS
CVE-2022-22566 1Dell 214Alienware Area 51m R1 Firmware Alienware Area 51m R2 FirmwareAlienware M15 R3 Firmware+211 more Jun 17, 2026 Feb 9, 2022 N/A· v4 7.2 HIGH· v3 7.2 HIGH· v2 Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in...Show more Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to execute arbitrary code on the device.Show less

CVE

VENDORS

PRODUCTS

UPDATED

PUBLISHED

CVSS

CVE-2022-22566

1Dell

214Alienware Area 51m R1 Firmware

Alienware Area 51m R2 FirmwareAlienware M15 R3 Firmware+211 more

Jun 17, 2026

Feb 9, 2022

N/A· v4

7.2 HIGH· v3

7.2 HIGH· v2

Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in...Show more