{"cvss":5.4,"datePublished":"2024-09-10","dateUpdated":"2024-09-10","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.","dueDate":"2024-10-01","id":"CVE-2024-38217","kev_catalogs":["cisa"],"knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38217; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38217","product":"Windows","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","severity":"MEDIUM","source":"cisa_known_exploited","title":"Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability","vendor":"Microsoft"}