---
id: "CVE-2026-82154"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-82154"]
title: "Dell OS Recovery tool: hard-coded cryptographic key lets physical attacker read data"
severity: "low"
cvss: 2.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dell", "dell-os-recovery", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-physical-access", "version-2.4.4-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:20:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82154", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:30+00:00"}]
---

# Dell OS Recovery tool: hard-coded cryptographic key lets physical attacker read data

Dell OS Recovery tool versions before 2.4.4 contain a hard-coded cryptographic key. An attacker with physical access can potentially exploit it to disclose information.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Dell OS Recovery tool version against `2.4.4`

## Fix

- Dell OS Recovery tool: move to `2.4.4` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82154

## From the sources

Dell OS Recovery tool versions, prior to 2.4.4, contain a use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information Disclosure.

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