Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web Protection Mechanism Bypass Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) that allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network. This issue arises from a failure in the protection mechanism.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized bypassing of security features, potentially allowing for malicious actions to be performed over the network.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
9.0
impact
0.6
exploitability
4.4
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.