CVE-2025-46638 Denial of service in BSAFE SSL-J
An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service in Dell BSAFE SSL-J by exploiting resource allocation limits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46638?
CVE-2025-46638 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell BSAFE SSL-J, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell BSAFE SSL-J contains an allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46638?
How do I fix CVE-2025-46638?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-46638 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46638 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wfr4-8j34-xj5h.