Is CVE-2019-18579 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-18579 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-18579?

CVE-2019-18579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-18579?

CVE-2019-18579 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18579?

Upgrade xps 7390 firmware to 1.1.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-18579

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Settings for the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (7390) BIOS versions prior to 1.1.3 contain a configuration vulnerability. The BIOS configuration for the "Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) pre-boot modules" setting is enabled by default. A local unauthenticated attacker with physical access to a user's system can obtain read or write access to main memory via a DMA attack during platform boot.

CWE-16

How to fix

Remediation Available

xps 7390 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.1.3Fixed in:1.1.3CVE-2019-18579derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

dell.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.