CVE-2025-24061: Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-693

Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: before 10.0.10240.20947 — fixed in 10.0.10240.20947
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.7876 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.7009 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.5608 — fixed in 10.0.19044.5608
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.5608 — fixed in 10.0.19045.5608
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.5039 — fixed in 10.0.22621.5039
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.5039 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5039
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.3403; from 10.0.26100.3403 (excl.) before 10.0.26100.3476 — fixed in 10.0.26100.3403, 10.0.26100.3476
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.7876 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.7009 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.3270 — fixed in 10.0.20348.3270
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1486 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1486
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.3403 — fixed in 10.0.26100.3403
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.20947 — fixed in 10.0.10240.20947
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7876 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7009 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.5608 — fixed in 10.0.19044.5608
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.5608 — fixed in 10.0.19045.5608
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.5039 — fixed in 10.0.22621.5039
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5039 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5039
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.5039 — fixed in 10.0.22631.5039
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.3476 — fixed in 10.0.26100.3476
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7876 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7876
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.7009 — fixed in 10.0.17763.7009
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.3328 — fixed in 10.0.20348.3328
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1486 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1486
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.3476 — fixed in 10.0.26100.3476

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.20947; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.7876; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.7009; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.5608; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.5608; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.5039; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.5039; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.3403, 10.0.26100.3476; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.7876; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.7009; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.3270; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1486. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24061

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