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Vulnerability · Published Apr 16, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2025-36579

Medium 5.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250 from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Dell Dell Pro 14 Essential PV14250 0 – before 1.4.0
Dell Dell Pro Micro / QCM1255 0 – before 1.9.1
Dell Dell Pro Slim / QCS1255 0 – before 1.9.1
Dell Dell Pro Tower / QCT1255 0 – before 1.9.1
Dell Alienware 16 Area-51 AA16250 0 – before 1.9.0
Dell Alienware 16X Aurora AC16251 0 – before 1.8.1
Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 AA18250 0 – before 1.9.0
Dell Alienware Area-51 AAT225 0 – before 1.11.0
Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 0 – before 1.10.0
Dell Alienware m15 R6 0 – before 1.42.0
Dell Alienware m15 R7 0 – before 1.37.0
Dell Alienware m16 R1 0 – before 1.32.0
Dell Alienware m16 R2 0 – before 1.18.0
Dell Alienware m18 R1 0 – before 1.32.0
Dell Alienware M18 R2 0 – before 1.20.0
Dell Alienware x14 R2 0 – before 1.30.1
Dell Alienware x16 R1 0 – before 1.30.1
Dell Alienware X16 R2 0 – before 1.18.1
Dell ChengMing 3900 0 – before 1.37.0
Dell ChengMing 3910/3911 0 – before 1.32.0
Dell ChengMing 3990 0 – before 1.35.1
Dell ChengMing 3991 0 – before 1.35.1
Dell Dell 14 DC14250 0 – before 1.4.0
Dell Dell 14 Premium DA14250 0 – before 1.5.1
Dell Dell 15 DC15250 0 – before 1.6.0
Dell Dell 16 DC16250 0 – before 1.7.0
Dell Dell 16 DC16251 0 – before 1.7.0
Dell Dell 16 Premium DA16250 0 – before 1.7.0
Dell Dell G15 5510 0 – before 1.38.0
Dell Dell G15 5511 0 – before 1.41.0

Weakness: CWE-640 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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