⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2024-09-10. Federal agencies required to patch by 2024-10-01. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2024-38217 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
12.1%
top 6.17%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2024-09-10
Due 2024-10-01
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
28
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809+25 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 10
KEV addedSep 10
KEV dueOct 1
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages27 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows< 10.0.14393.7336+4
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.20766
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.7336
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.6293
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.4894

Patches

Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024-09-10
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GHSA
GHSA-78v4-hxhf-xqqv: Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024-09-10
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability↗2024
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability↗2024-09-10
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Microsoft
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024-09-10
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