CVE-2026-35159

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains an Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information Disclosure.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
10%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-195: Security Update for Dell Client Platform BIOS for an Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Vulnerability | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000452197/dsa-2026-195

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-35159(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 85× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-35159?
CVE-2026-35159 is a medium vulnerability published on July 3, 2026. Dell Client Platform BIOS contains an Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information Disclosure.
When was CVE-2026-35159 disclosed?
CVE-2026-35159 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-35159 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-35159 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 89.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-35159?
CVE-2026-35159 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-35159?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-35159, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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