Dell rolls out patch fixing four severe vulnerabilities for its machines

A new patch for Dell laptops, desktops, and tablets now fixes four severe vulnerabilities that could let hackers take over devices. It likely affected over 30 million computers. The vulnerability appears in the Dell BIOSConnect feature which was designed to enable remote recovery and firmware updates but also left a door open for attackers to gain remote access.

Security researchers at enterprise device security company Eclypsium discovered the vulnerabilities and said that the issues affect as many as 129 types of Dell laptops, desktops, and tablets, including some models built specifically for enterprises, fortified with the Secure Boot security standard.