CVE-2026-40639

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-40639
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdell
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-09 19:17:53 UTC
Updated2026-06-09 19:30:24 UTC
DescriptionDell 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001190000 probability, percentile 0.021090000 (date 2026-06-16)

Problem Types: CWE-261 | CWE-261 CWE-261: Weak Encoding for Password

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS5.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Dell Dell Edge Gateway 3000 affected 1.26.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Dell Edge Gateway 5000 affected 1.36.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell DELL EMBEDDED PC 3000 affected 1.32.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell DELL EMBEDDED PC 5000 affected 1.33.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Dell Precision 3630 Tower affected 2.40.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Dell Precision 3930 Rack affected 2.43.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme affected 1.51.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Latitude Rugged 5420 affected 1.42.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Latitude Rugged 5424 affected 1.42.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Latitude Rugged 7220EX affected 1.51.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Latitude Rugged 7424 affected 1.42.0 semver Not specified
CNA Dell Precision 3930 Rack affected 2.43.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000453482/dsa-2026-197 [email protected] www.dell.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Dell would like to thank Darren McDonald from AmberWolf and Craig S. Blackie from MDSec for reporting this issue. (en)

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