Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) feature. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2023-38831 and CVE-2024-21412 to execute a malicious file.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- SmartScreen Prompt
- CVSS
- 8.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 45.2%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) feature. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2023-38831 and CVE-2024-21412 to execute a malicious file.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-04-30. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2024-05-21.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.