Out-of-Bounds Vulnerabilities in Dell ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus Drivers
CVE-2025-36461

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Broadcom

Vendor
CVE Published:
17 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-36461?

Multiple vulnerabilities related to out-of-bounds reads and writes have been identified in the ControlVault WBDI Driver of Dell ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus. Exploitable via specially crafted WinBioControlUnit calls, these vulnerabilities can lead to memory corruption. Specifically, improper handling of buffer sizes during API calls allows attackers to either write beyond allocated memory or read unauthorized data, posing significant risks to system integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

BCM5820X NA

ControlVault3 0 < 5.15.14.19

ControlVault3 Plus 0 < 6.2.36.47

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Discovered by Philippe Laulheret of Cisco Talos.
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CVE-2025-36461 : Out-of-Bounds Vulnerabilities in Dell ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus Drivers