CVE-2026-40639

5.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Dell
Status
Dell Edge Gateway 3000
Dell Edge Gateway 5000
Dell Embedded Pc 3000
Dell Embedded Pc 5000
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-40639?

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.

Affected Version(s)

Dell Edge Gateway 3000 0 < 1.26.0

Dell Edge Gateway 5000 0 < 1.36.0

DELL EMBEDDED PC 3000 0 < 1.32.0

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000453482/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dell would like to thank Darren McDonald from AmberWolf and Craig S. Blackie from MDSec for reporting this issue.
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