Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass MOTW-based defenses. This can result in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features such as Protected View in Microsoft Office, which rely on MOTW tagging.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- CVSS
- 5.4
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 9.8%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass MOTW-based defenses. This can result in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features such as Protected View in Microsoft Office, which rely on MOTW tagging.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-09-10. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2024-10-01.
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.