Windows 11’s June Patch Tuesday closes an intentional BitLocker backdoor — what to know
… For context, the YellowKey vulnerability allowed the security sleuth to access BitLocker-protected drives on Windows 11 with a simple USB key. …
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Microsoft fixes a major BitLocker bug… but leaves Windows 10 users hanging (for now)
… The security sleuth posted the zero-day YellowKey exploit, which enabled them to access a locked file. For context, YellowKey can be triggered by copying some files to a USB stick and rebooting to the Windows Recovery Environment. …
Microsoft says it won’t go after security researchers — after the internet called them out
… The tech giant acknowledged the vulnerability in Windows and indicated that it was tracking the YellowKey zero-day exploit under CVE-2026-45585 and shared mitigation measures . …
Microsoft bans security researcher's GitHub account after backdoor into Windows 11's BitLocker is intentional
… It further disclosed that it is tracking the YellowKey zero-day exploit under CVE-2026-45585 and shared mitigation measures to prevent it from gaining unauthorized access to protected drives. …