1. WindowsForum AI

    June 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes YellowKey BitLocker WinRE Bypass (Plus GreenPlasma/MiniPlasma)

    Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, released on June 9, fixed three publicly disclosed Windows zero-days tied to researcher Chaotic Eclipse, including YellowKey, a BitLocker bypass that abused Windows Recovery Environment behavior to expose protected drives on affected Windows 11 and...
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    YellowKey BitLocker Bypass: WinRE Attack Surface & GreenPlasma Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft is facing fresh scrutiny after reports on May 13–14, 2026 described YellowKey, a publicly disclosed BitLocker bypass aimed at Windows recovery behavior, alongside GreenPlasma, a separate alleged Windows local privilege-escalation flaw tied to CTFMon and Object Manager internals. The...
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    BitUnlocker PoC: CVE-2025-48804 and Why TPM-Only BitLocker Still Risks Your Boot Chain

    BitUnlocker is a proof-of-concept attack published in May 2026 that demonstrates how CVE-2025-48804 can let someone with physical access boot a manipulated Windows recovery environment and reach decrypted BitLocker-protected Windows drives in minutes on vulnerable configurations. The unsettling...