PT-2025-42023 · Microsoft · Windows Bitlocker+1

Published 2025-10-14 · Updated 2026-02-22 · CVE-2025-55338

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows BitLocker (affected versions not specified)

Description The software has a flaw related to the inability to patch ROM code. This allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature through a physical attack.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1310

CWE-288

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-13270

CVE-2025-55338

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Bitlocker

References · 15

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-55338 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-13270 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-55338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55338 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1o8yp9e/top_10_trending_cves_17102025 · Reddit Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/139951 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/0dayPublishing/status/1981101853774426579 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/152789 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cKure/16448 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/alon_leviev/status/1978154021262148055 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1978198284268089719 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/140496 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/dailytechonx/status/1979283781035913647 · Twitter Post