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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-36579

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Password Recovery Mechanism vulnerability.

Published Apr 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Dell Client Platform BIOS

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-36579. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Dell Client Platform BIOS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Dell Client Platform BIOS).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.18%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

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.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2025-36579

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-36579. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Dell Client Platform BIOS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-36579

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-36579

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-36579

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.