CVE-2022-41049
Actively exploited. CVE-2022-41049 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-11-14) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) contains a security feature bypass vulnerability resulting in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) contains a security feature bypass vulnerability.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Microsoft Windows using MOTW.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates from Microsoft.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 83% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-41049: Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-11-14
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