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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: 2026-06-04
Advisory published: 2026-06-04
Advisory updated: 2026-06-04

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.

Official resources

CVE-2025-46638 was published on 2026-06-04T14:16:34.527Z and modified on 2026-06-04T15:21:14.080Z.