Microsoft Releases Mitigation for YellowKey BitLocker Bypass CVE-2026-45585 Exploit

Microsoft has released a mitigation for the YellowKey BitLocker bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45585, which allows attackers with physical access to gain unauthorized entry to encrypted volumes. Users can protect their systems by disabling the autofstx.exe utility in the WinRE image and switching to TPM+PIN authentication.