Vulnerabilities in the ControlVault3 (CV) firmware in Dell laptops, discovered by security researchers from Cisco Talos, allow attackers with physical access to bypass Windows login on vulnerable laptops or let a local user gain admin privileges.

Dell has released a security fix for over 100 laptop models that left millions of devices open to potential cyberattacks.

Psst, wanna steal someone's biometrics? black hat Critical security flaws in Broadcom chips used in more than 100 models of Dell computers could allow attackers to take over tens of millions of users' devices,