{"uuid": "2fd8a7a5-1844-4e9b-b63a-0d9e0cbdd3d0", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "cve-2026-40639", "type": "seen", "source": "https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115426718704364579/statuses/116907368666921137", "content": "\ud83d\udcf0 Critical Dell BIOS Flaw Allows Plaintext Password Recovery in Milliseconds\n\ud83d\udd12 Critical Dell BIOS flaw (CVE-2026-40639) allows instant recovery of admin passwords from SPI flash due to weak XOR encryption. Affects numerous Latitude, XPS & Wyse models. Physical access is all that's needed. Patch now! #Dell #BIOS #Vulnerabilit...\n\ud83c\udf10 cyber[.]netsecops[.]io\n\ud83d\udd17 https://cyber.netsecops.io/articles/dell-bios-flaw-cve-2026-40639-instant-password-recovery/?utm_source=mastodon\u2026", "creation_timestamp": "2026-07-12T14:01:19.301454Z"}