CVE-2024-38217: 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. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
· high severity · unattributed attribution
Evidence and provenance
- Original source
- CISA KEV report ↗
- Published
- 2024-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Confidence basis
- No actor match
- Record ID
d3c48fdc571eb8b361e5
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-38217
Use and citation
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