CVE-2026-40639: CWE-261: Weak Encoding for Password in Dell Dell Edge Gateway 3000
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
CVE-2026-40639: CWE-261: Weak Encoding for Password in Dell Dell Edge Gateway 3000
Description
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.7medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-14T16:10:47.675Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a286c688dd33fbd857436cf
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:41:28 PM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 7:42:15 PM
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