Microsoft has released a temporary mitigation for YellowKey, a Windows zero-day that can reportedly bypass BitLocker protections.

Windows' built-in BitLocker encryption system has a glaring YellowKey-shaped flaw that Microsoft hasn't fixed yet, but unless ...

A new Windows zero-day reportedly bypasses BitLocker, adding pressure on Microsoft as researchers debate the exploit’s real-world impact.

This just came across my feed. It's a blurb about a potential backdoor with BitLocker. I came across a story about this here: https://www.xda-developers.com/new ...

What is YellowKey?: A zero-day exploit allowing BitLocker bypass on Windows 11 and select servers using a USB stick and WinRE. Why it matters: It grants full access to encrypted drives without keys, ...

Chaotic Eclipse leaks two new Windows flaws: YellowKey (BitLocker bypass) and GreenPlasma (privilege escalation) YellowKey abuses WinRE to bypass BitLocker; verified by Kevin Beaumont, though ...

A new BitLocker bypass vulnerability, CVE-2026-50507, lets anyone holding your stolen Windows laptop read its encrypted files without a password. Microsoft scored it 6.8 and patched it in June 2026, ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft faces multiple critical security breaches, including an actively exploited Exchange Server spoofing vulnerability and a BitLocker bypass exploit called YellowKey. The ...

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022/2025 to bypass BitLocker ...

Rufus 3.22 Beta is now available for download from GitHub. It allows disabling automatic BitLocker encryption SHA-1 and SHA-2 acceleration on supported processors and other changes. Rufus, a popular ...