CVE-2025-36579: CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in Dell Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects the BIOS password recovery mechanism on the Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250 platform. The weakness in the recovery process could be exploited by an attacker who has physical access to the device, enabling unauthorized access without authentication. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires physical access (AV:P), has low attack complexity (AC:L), requires no privileges (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent (C:L/I:L/A:L). No patch or official remediation level has been published by Dell as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to the affected Dell system could exploit the weak password recovery mechanism to bypass authentication controls, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the BIOS or system settings. This could lead to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score. Remote exploitation is not possible due to the physical access requirement. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, physical security controls should be enforced to prevent unauthorized physical access to affected devices. Monitor Dell's advisories for updates on patches or mitigations.
CVE-2025-36579: CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in Dell Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.1medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects the BIOS password recovery mechanism on the Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250 platform. The weakness in the recovery process could be exploited by an attacker who has physical access to the device, enabling unauthorized access without authentication. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires physical access (AV:P), has low attack complexity (AC:L), requires no privileges (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent (C:L/I:L/A:L). No patch or official remediation level has been published by Dell as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to the affected Dell system could exploit the weak password recovery mechanism to bypass authentication controls, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the BIOS or system settings. This could lead to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score. Remote exploitation is not possible due to the physical access requirement. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, physical security controls should be enforced to prevent unauthorized physical access to affected devices. Monitor Dell's advisories for updates on patches or mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-15T21:30:44.885Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69e10ef782d89c981fa32a50
Added to database: 4/16/2026, 4:31:51 PM
Last enriched: 5/27/2026, 7:55:46 PM
Last updated: 6/1/2026, 7:48:56 AM
Views: 77
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