CVE-2019-18579

6.8 mediumEPSS 0.3%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.8 medium

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 28% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-16
Published: 2019-12-16
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

dell:xps_7390_firmware

References

https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN319808
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN319808

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