5.1

CVE-2025-36579: dell alienware 16 area-51 aa16250

CVSS: 5.1v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
Published 16-04-2026Last modified 27-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-36579 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in dell alienware 16 area-51 aa16250. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Dell120 products

1 vendor · 120 products

References

1 links