CVE-2026-50661

As of 2026-07-14, CVE-2026-50661 is a CVSS 6.1 (MEDIUM-severity) vulnerability. Threadlinqs Intelligence tracks 14 threats exploiting it.

Last updated: 2026-07-14

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

CVSS v3 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-693

Threats tracking this CVE

• Actively Exploited SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Days (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) Chained for Full Appliance Takeover Alongside Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday (570 CVEs, 3 Zero-Days incl. SharePoint & AD FS EoP) — CRITICAL
• July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Actively Exploited SharePoint RCE (CVE-2026-58644) and AD FS/SharePoint Zero-Days — CRITICAL
• July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 622 CVEs Including Three Actively-Targeted Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56155 AD FS EoP, CVE-2026-56164 SharePoint EoP, CVE-2026-50661 BitLocker Bypass) — CRITICAL
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days in AD FS (CVE-2026-56155) and SharePoint (CVE-2026-56164), Plus Unpatched BitLocker Bypass (CVE-2026-50661) — CRITICAL
• CVE-2026-50661: Windows BitLocker Security Feature Bypass 0-Day — MEDIUM
• July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Two Actively Exploited Microsoft Zero-Days (SharePoint EoP CVE-2026-56164, AD FS EoP CVE-2026-56155) Plus SharePoint JWT Auth Bypass CVE-2026-55040 — HIGH
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days in AD FS and SharePoint (CVE-2026-56155, CVE-2026-56164) — CRITICAL
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Record 622 Flaws Fixed, Two Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-56155) — CRITICAL
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Record 622 CVEs Include Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days in AD FS (CVE-2026-56155) and SharePoint Server (CVE-2026-56164) — CRITICAL
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 570 Vulnerabilities Including Two Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-56155, CVE-2026-56164) — HIGH
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 569 CVEs, Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56155 AD FS EoP, CVE-2026-56164 SharePoint EoP) — CRITICAL
• Windows 10 KB5099539 Extended Security Update Patches July 2026 Patch Tuesday Zero-Days — AD FS (CVE-2026-56155), SharePoint (CVE-2026-56164) Exploited; BitLocker (CVE-2026-50661) Publicly Disclosed — HIGH
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 570 Vulnerabilities Fixed, Including 2 Actively Exploited Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-56155) — CRITICAL
• Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday: 570 Flaws Fixed, 3 Zero-Days Including AD FS and SharePoint Privilege Escalation — CRITICAL

References

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

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