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CVE-2025-36579: Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250 · Weak Password Recovery

Affects Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 1.4.0 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.4.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.0 +41
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
DellDell Pro 14 Essential PV14250Affected
  • <1.4.0
Fixed in
  • 1.4.0
DellDell Pro Micro / QCM1255Affected
  • <1.9.1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.1
DellDell Pro Slim / QCS1255Affected
  • <1.9.1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.1
DellDell Pro Tower / QCT1255Affected
  • <1.9.1
Fixed in
  • 1.9.1
DellAlienware 16 Area-51 AA16250Affected
  • <1.9.0
Fixed in
  • 1.9.0
DellAlienware 16X Aurora AC16251Affected
  • <1.8.1
Fixed in
  • 1.8.1

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, physical security controls should be enforced to prevent unauthorized physical access to affected devices.

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.

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