CVE-2024-38217CISA KEV: Actively Exploited

Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

Published Sep 10, 2024·Updated Sep 10, 2024

Description

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.

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