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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-36579
Dell Client Platform BIOS Authentication Bypass
Overview
Description

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Password Recovery Mechanism vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

Details
INFO

Published Date :

April 16, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 17, 2026, 3:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-36579 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dell chengming_3900
2 Dell chengming_3990
3 Dell chengming_3991
4 Dell g15_5510
5 Dell g15_5511
6 Dell g15_5520
7 Dell g15_5530
8 Dell g16_7620
9 Dell g16_7630
10 Dell g5_5000
11 Dell inspiron_13_5320
12 Dell inspiron_13_5330
13 Dell inspiron_14_5420
14 Dell inspiron_14_5430
15 Dell inspiron_14_5440
16 Dell inspiron_14_7420_2-in-1
17 Dell inspiron_14_7430_2-in-1
18 Dell inspiron_14_7440_2-in-1
19 Dell inspiron_14_plus_7420
20 Dell inspiron_14_plus_7430
21 Dell inspiron_15_3511
22 Dell inspiron_15_3520
23 Dell inspiron_16_5620
24 Dell inspiron_16_5630
25 Dell inspiron_16_5640
26 Dell inspiron_16_7610
27 Dell inspiron_16_7620_2-in-1
28 Dell inspiron_16_7630_2-in-1
29 Dell inspiron_16_plus_7620
30 Dell inspiron_16_plus_7630
31 Dell inspiron_24_5420_all-in-one
32 Dell inspiron_27_7720_all-in-one
33 Dell inspiron_3020_desktop
34 Dell inspiron_3020_small_desktop
35 Dell inspiron_3030s
36 Dell inspiron_3910
37 Dell inspiron_5401_aio
38 Dell inspiron_7700_all-in-one
39 Dell latitude_3120
40 Dell latitude_3140
41 Dell latitude_3320
42 Dell latitude_3330
43 Dell latitude_3340
44 Dell latitude_3410
45 Dell latitude_3420
46 Dell latitude_3430
47 Dell latitude_3440
48 Dell latitude_3510
49 Dell latitude_3520
50 Dell latitude_3530
51 Dell latitude_3540
52 Dell alienware_x14
53 Dell inspiron_16_plus_7640
54 Dell inspiron_16_7640_2-in-1
55 Dell inspiron_14_plus_7440
56 Dell alienware_m18
57 Dell latitude_3450
58 Dell latitude_3550
59 Dell inspiron_5510
60 Dell inspiron_5410_all-in-one
61 Dell alienware_m16
62 Dell inspiron_24_5430_all-in-one
63 Dell inspiron_27_7730_all-in-one
64 Dell inspiron_3030
65 Dell inspiron_7710_all-in-one
66 Dell latitude_3140_2in1
67 Dell alienware_aurora_act1250
68 Dell pro_13_plus_pb13250
69 Dell pro_13_premium_pa13250
70 Dell pro_14_pc14250
71 Dell pro_14_plus_pb14250
72 Dell pro_14_premium_pa14250
73 Dell pro_16_pc16250
74 Dell pro_16_plus_pb16250
75 Dell pro_laptop_pc14250
76 Dell pro_laptop_pc16250
77 Dell pro_rugged_13_ra13250
78 Dell pro_rugged_14_rb14250
79 Dell tower_plus_ebt2250
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 79
Scoring
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM c550e75a-17ff-4988-97f0-544cde3820fe
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Strengthen password recovery mechanisms and enforce strong password policies.
  • Update BIOS to the latest version.
  • Implement strong password policies.
  • Restrict physical access to systems.
References
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000300450/dsa-2025-153
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-36579 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-36579 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-36579 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-36579 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Password Recovery Mechanism vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-640
    Added Reference https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000300450/dsa-2025-153
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CVSS
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.1
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