Windows BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2)

CVE-2026-45585
MEDIUM 6.8

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 1.89 % · percentile 80 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
microsoft
NVD status
Modified

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-77 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:Cmicrosoft
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2affected 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8655
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 25H2affected 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.8655
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 26H1affected 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2269
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025affected 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.32995
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)affected 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.32995

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD