CVE-2026-50661

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Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows BitLocker allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature with a physical attack.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50661

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-570-cves-patch-tuesday/

https://www.databreachtoday.com/researcher-drops-9th-windows-zero-day-a-32236

https://therecord.media/microsoft-vulnerabilities-patch-tuesday-release

https://hackread.com/microsoft-july-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-zero-days/

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/14/patchpocalypse-now-microsoft-tops-last-months-record-with-622-patch-tuesday-cves/5271434

https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-record-622-vulnerabilities-including-two-exploited-zero-days/

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/records-broken-patch-tuesday-raises-triage-stakes

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-a-record-570-security-flaws/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-july-2026-patch-tuesday-addresses-569-cves-cve-2026-56155-cve-2026-56164

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-14

Updated: 2026-07-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00381