CVE-2024-38217

unknown KEV

Published 2024-09-10 · Modified 2024-09-10

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

1.5

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.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows
Due date: 2024-10-01

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38217; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38217

Exploits

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38217; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38217

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.