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Medium · 6.8 Exploitation more likely Publicly disclosed Public exploit CVE-2026-45585 EUVD-2026-31006GHSA-2h24-8rjh-qgjv

Windows BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published May 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

Microsoft is aware of a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows publicly referred to as "YellowKey". The proof of concept for this vulnerability has been made public violating coordinated vulnerability best practices.
We are issuing this CVE to provide mitigation guidance that can be implemented to protect against this vulnerability until the security update is made available.
Mitigation FAQs
Should I leverage the temporary mitigation?
Microsoft recommends that you consider implementing these mitigations if you are concerned your devices and data are at risk of being compromised or stolen. For example, if your organization’s employees take their work devices home or on business travel.
What impact to service availability/management could be caused by implementing the mitigations?
Implementing these mitigations will not impact service availability or management operations.
Do customers need to revert the changes made to mitigate the vulnerability once the security update to protect against this vulnerability is available?
No. The security update will maintain the mitigation's behavior once the security update is installed.
I am using TPM+PIN, am I at risk of this vulnerability being exploited
No, if you are using TPM+PIN the vulnerability is not exploitable.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 – < 10.0.26100.8655 10.0.26100.8655
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 – < 10.0.26200.8655 10.0.26200.8655
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 – < 10.0.28000.2269 10.0.28000.2269
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 – < 10.0.26100.32995 10.0.26100.32995
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 – < 10.0.26100.32995 10.0.26100.32995

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 9 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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