CVE•Published 2026-05-20•Modified 2026-05-20•3 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-45585Microsoft · Windows_11_24h2
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
6.8
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-20
Modified 2026-05-20
External references
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Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-45585Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Windows 11 24h2"Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 11 24h2.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-45585Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-45585Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-45585Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-45585GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-45585" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2026-455858 repos
nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHubunknown
📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.
Wack0/bitlocker-attacksunknown
A list of public attacks on BitLocker
DarkFunct/TK-CVE-RepoPython
TK-CVE-Repo
saradasen27-collab/yellowkey-forensic-decryptorHTML
YellowKey BitLocker 2026 Bypass – Next-Gen Drive Lock Decryption & Exploit Tool
UnknownHF/YKWriterC#
A WinForms wrapper for Nightmare Eclipse's YellowKey exploit, automating the creation of USB recovery media to access previously inaccessible files on Windows 11 systems.
zulloper/cve-pocPython
CVE POC repo 자동 수집기
alexadvanced95/yellowkey-bitlockerTypeScript
Bypass BitLocker encryption on Windows 10 and 11 using this TPM-targeted USB exploit for physical access testing.
allenhouchins/fleet-extensionsGo