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CVE-2025-36579: CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in Dell Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-36579cvecve-2025-36579cwe-640
Published: Thu Apr 16 2026 (04/16/2026, 16:05:32 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Dell
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/27/2026, 19:55:46 UTC

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.

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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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