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.
History

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Windows BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows 11 2h2
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Weaknesses CWE-77
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_2H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows 11 2h2
Microsoft windows Server 2025
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-05-19T23:30:26.247Z

Updated: 2026-05-19T23:30:26.247Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T19:55:45.729Z

Link: CVE-2026-45585

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-20T00:16:44.380

Modified: 2026-05-20T00:16:44.380

Link: CVE-2026-45585

cve-icon Redhat

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