Dell Client BIOS Authentication Bypass (DSA-2026-195)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 327606

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains an Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information Disclosure.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the security patch in accordance with the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 327606

File Name: dell_bios_dsa-2026-195.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/17/2026

Updated: 7/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.78

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-35159

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:dell:bios

Required KB Items: BIOS/Model, BIOS/Version, BIOS/Vendor

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35159

IAVA: 2026-A-0697

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