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People are discussing a highly abnormal security week involving multiple actively exploited Microsoft Defender zero-days, an unpatched Exchange spoofing vulnerability, and a BitLocker bypass dubbed "YellowKey" alongside 137 CVEs from Patch Tuesday.

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so to recap this week: two actively exploited Defender zero-days, an unpatched Exchange spoofing vuln, a BitLocker bypass called "YellowKey", AND 137 CVEs from Patch Tuesday. this is not a normal week ·
Key Takeaway Treat "YellowKey" as part of a broader, unusually severe run of actively exploited vulnerabilities and pending patches this Patch Tuesday.
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Treat "YellowKey" as part of a broader, unusually severe run of actively exploited vulnerabilities and pending patches this Patch Tuesday.

People are discussing a highly abnormal security week involving multiple actively exploited Microsoft Defender zero-days, an unpatched Exchange spoofing vulnerability, and a BitLocker bypass dubbed "YellowKey" alongside 137 CVEs from Patch Tuesday.

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Briefing Findings · Treat "YellowKey" as part of a broader, unusually severe

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Defender zero-days exploited 2
Exchange spoofing vulnerability Unpatched
Patch Tuesday CVEs 137

What to Watch

  • Track follow-on coverage tied to Patch Tuesday’s 137 CVEs to confirm which systems "YellowKey"-related risk impacts. HotHardware
  • Keep an eye out for updates confirming patch status for the unpatched Exchange spoofing vulnerability mentioned. r/sysadmin

What Changed

  • so to recap this week: two actively exploited Defender zero-days, an unpatched Exchange spoofing vuln, a BitLocker bypass called "YellowKey", AND 137 CVEs from Patch Tuesday. this is not a normal week HotHardware
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hothardware.com

Microsoft Mitigates Dangerous YellowKey Tool That Breaks BitLocker

Microsoft has a potential workaround for the recent YellowKey BitLocker exploit, but hasn't readied a patch just yet.

4d ago Chris Harper
golem.de

Manueller Eingriff nötig: Microsoft reagiert auf Yellowkey-Exploit für Bitlocker - Golem.de

Seit Tagen kursiert im Netz ein Zero-Day-Exploit zur Umgehung der Bitlocker-Verschlüsselung. Admins müssen sich vorerst selbst um den Schutz kümmern.

5d ago Marc Stöckel
neowin.net

Nightmare-Eclipse drops YellowKey and GreenPlasma exploits for Windows 11

Is there a backdoor in BitLocker? A new exploit suggests Microsoft might have left the door open for data access, while a second flaw threatens system security.

10d ago Paul Hill
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