Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption
BitLocker is a full-disk encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows. It was the subject of a disclosed bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-50661) requiring physical…
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Microsoft Patches Record 622 Flaws, Including Two Zero-Days Under Active Attack
Microsoft shipped its largest Patch Tuesday on record, addressing 622 CVEs, more than triple the previous high. Two zero-days are under active…
BitLocker Bypass Vulnerability Disclosed
CVE-2026-50661 is a publicly disclosed BitLocker bypass vulnerability that requires physical access to the device. It is not under active attack but…
New GreatXML Exploit Bypasses Windows BitLocker via Recovery Partition XML Files
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse and MSNightmare) has released a new Windows BitLocker bypass exploit named GreatXML, discovered accidentally while researching…
Windows BitLocker Bypassed by GreatXML Exploit via Recovery Partition XML Files
Windows BitLocker, Microsoft's full-disk encryption feature, is vulnerable to a new bypass exploit called GreatXML. The exploit uses XML files placed in…
Windows Recovery Environment Exploited in GreatXML BitLocker Bypass
The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is used in the GreatXML exploit to bypass BitLocker. By planting XML files in WinRE and rebooting,…
Windows 11 Tested in GreatXML Exploit Analysis by Will Dormann
Security researcher Will Dormann tested the GreatXML exploit on three Windows 11 lineages and found that the exploit did not automatically trigger…