BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Summary

The CVE-2024-38058 vulnerability in Microsoft's BitLocker feature allows attackers to bypass encryption and access encrypted data with physical access to the device. Due to firmware incompatibility issues, a fix for this vulnerability has been disabled, causing Windows devices to go into BitLocker recovery mode. Microsoft advises users to apply mitigation measures detailed in the KB5025885 advisory, but warns that it requires a 4-stage procedure and restarting the device eight times. After applying the mitigation on devices with Secure Boot, it will no longer be able to be removed, even after reformatting the disk. Additionally, the company did not provide information on the actual root cause or how it addressed the firmware incompatibility issues.

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