CVE-2026-40639 (GCVE-0-2026-40639)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 18:04 – Updated: 2026-06-09 19:12
VLAI
Summary
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-261 - Weak Encoding for Password
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-06-09 17:58
Credits
Dell would like to thank Darren McDonald from AmberWolf and Craig S. Blackie from MDSec for reporting this issue.
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