Critical Broadcom Chip Flaw Puts Millions of Dell PCs at Risk

The computer manufacturer Dell has warned of a serious vulnerability. Many of his PCs are potentially attackable due to a critical weak point in Broadcom chips. Patches are already available and should be installed.

Especially Precision and Latitude

Business models such as the Dell series Precision and Latitude are particularly affected, which are often used in both professional and private environment. In the DSA-2025-053 Described security note lists a total of five security gaps, all of which affect the BCM5820X Broadcom chip module. This hardware includes the so -called Controlvault3 technology – a safety -critical component that stores sensitive data such as passwords and biometric information in the firmware.

The weak points that are conducted in the CVE-2025-24311, CVE-2025-25215, CVE-2025-24922, CVE-2025-25050 and CVE-2025-24919 write. All gaps have a CVSS score of over 8.0, which classifies them in the “high” category. Dell himself classifies the urgency of the updates as “critical”.

Like a Dell spokesman compared to the The Register Affected customers who are registered with the manufacturer were already informed confidentially on June 13th. The official publication now took place at the same time as the corresponding patches were made. Dell emphasizes that the weaknesses in cooperation with the firmware provider were quickly remedied and communicated in accordance with their own guidelines for the disclosure of security problems.

Patches at Dell

There are currently no evidence that the security gaps have already been actively exploited. Nevertheless, Dell urgently advises to immediately install the published updates for drivers and firmware of the Controlvault3 component. These are over the corresponding Security notification Accessible on the Dell website. The exact number of affected devices are still unclear, but industry experts assume that several million systems could be equipped with the faulty component – especially in the corporate environment, where the model series affected are widespread.