Dell Client Platform BIOS password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Dell Client Platform. The affected element is an unknown function of the component BIOS. Executing a manipulation can lead to password recovery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-36579. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Client Platform (affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component BIOS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released by Bill Demirkapi as dsa-2025-153. The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-36579 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-209501). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
04/16/2026 +366 days Advisory disclosed
04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-153
Researcher: Bill Demirkapi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36579 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357946
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2026 18:30
Updated: 04/16/2026 19:10
Changes: 04/16/2026 18:30 (63), 04/16/2026 19:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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