5.7

CVE-2026-40639: dell dell edge gateway 3000 Weak Encoding for Password

CVSS: 5.7v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
Published 09-06-2026Last modified 09-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-40639 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability in dell dell edge gateway 3000. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.19% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

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

Dell12 products

1 vendor · 12 products

References

1 links