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Microsoft Releases Mitigation for YellowKey BitLocker Bypass CVE-2026

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read2 · 1 read
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-45585
Microsoft is aware of a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows publicly referred to as "YellowKey"
6.82%PoC ×4

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 Ravie Lakshmanan  May 20, 2026 Vulnerability / Encryption Microsoft on Tuesday released a mitigation for a BitLocker bypass vulnerability named YellowKey following its public disclosure last week. The zero-day flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-45585 , carries a CVSS score of 6. 8.

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