CVE-2026-40639
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. An unauthenticated...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-40639- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-261
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-35789
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35789- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wgcp-rfq6-33jh
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. An unauthenticated...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wgcp-rfq6-33jh- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-261
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-40639- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-261
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-40639 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Dell Edge Gateway 3000, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.