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CVE-2025-46638 Dell CVE debrief

CVE-2025-46638 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Dell BSAFE SSL-J, which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to potentially exploit the vulnerability, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 and was published on [cvePublishedAt](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46638).

Vendor
Dell
Product
BSAFE SSL-J
CVSS
HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-04
Original CVE updated
2026-07-22
Advisory published
2026-06-04
Advisory updated
2026-07-22

Who should care

Users of Dell BSAFE SSL-J should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate the risk.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by an allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Dell BSAFE SSL-J. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to launch a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply the security update provided by Dell as described in DSA-2025-432.
  • Refer to [ref-4](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000398976/dsa-2025-432-security-update-for-dell-bsafe-ssl-j-vulnerability) for more information.

Evidence notes

The CVE record was obtained from the official CVE website. The vulnerability details were retrieved from the NVD database.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-46638 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46638

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-46638 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46638

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000398976/dsa-2025-432-security-update-for-dell-bsafe-ssl-j-vulnerability

    [email protected]

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.