Dell BIOS Password Vulnerability Due to Weak XOR Encryption (CVE-2026-40639)
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The post highlights a vulnerability in Dell BIOS passwords where weak XOR encryption enables password recovery from SPI flash memory. The issue is assigned CVE-2026-40639. The flaw allows attackers to extract and decrypt stored BIOS passwords. Details are available in a linked blog post.