A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.

Microsoft is working on a fix for CVE-2026-45585 (aka “Yellowkey”), a vulnerability that can be used by attackers to bypass protections offered by BitLocker, the full-disk encryption feature built ...

A cybersecurity researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for two unpatched Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities named YellowKey and GreenPlasma, which are a BitLocker bypass and a ...

Earlier this month, security sleuth and researcher "Chaotic Eclipse" (also known as Nightmare-Eclipse) published a zero-day exploit known as YellowKey, which allowed them to access BitLocker-protected ...

A new Windows zero-day reportedly bypasses BitLocker, adding pressure on Microsoft as researchers debate the exploit’s real-world impact. Image: Generated via Google’s Nano Banana A new Windows ...

While there weren’t any genuine zero-day vulnerabilities to patch in May’s Patch Tuesday update, the fallout since then has been severe. The first attacks on Microsoft Exchange Server occurred as ...

Microsoft has released mitigation guidance for YellowKey, the publicly disclosed BitLocker bypass now tracked as CVE-2026-45585, after a working proof of concept was published without coordinated ...

A hot potato: A recently disclosed Windows vulnerability is drawing scrutiny for both its technical impact and the fallout between the researcher who exposed it and Microsoft. The situation has since ...