‘Critical’ firmware-level vulnerabilities found in laptops commonly used by security specialists
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-24311 | An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the cv_send_blockdata functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.10.14 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus prior… | 8.4 | 2% | ||
| CVE-2025-24919 | A deserialization of untrusted input vulnerability exists in the cvhDecapsulateCmd functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.10.14 and ControlVault3… | 8.1 | 2% | ||
| CVE-2025-24922 | A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the securebio_identify functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.10.14 and Dell ControlVault3… | 8.8 | 3% | ||
| CVE-2025-25050 | An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the cv_upgrade_sensor_firmware functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.10.14 and Dell ControlVault 3… | 8.8 | 2% | ||
| CVE-2025-25215 | An arbitrary free vulnerability exists in the cv_close functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.10.14 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus prior to 6.2.26.36 | 8.8 | 2% |
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Security researchers on Tuesday detailed a series of vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to steal sensitive data from devices using Broadcom’s ControlVault, a special chip widely used in security-focused Dell laptops. ControlVault is system-on-chip (SoC); effectively a tiny computer in itself that is dedicated to security and isolated from the normally modifiable parts of the device.
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