CVE-2026-40639

medium

Description

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.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000453482/dsa-2026-197

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-09

Updated: 2026-06-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.7

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