Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows
The flaw is a Mark of the Web protection mechanism failure in the Windows product, specifically within Windows' MOTW security feature, which is meant to flag files downloaded from untrusted sources. An attacker can bypass that security feature over the network with no privileges or authentication required, but the attack needs a user to interact with a crafted file or link, and it can lead to limited integrity and availability impact.
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 1/15
How an attack unfolds
Based on MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. mappings. Select a step to see the evidence.How attackers get in
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited the day it was disclosed.
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
1 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order, 1 cited passage 1Defense Impairment
Bypasses Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 6 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Mark-of-the-Web BypassT1553.0056 general rules
- Suspicious Invoke-Item From Mount-DiskImagemediumtest
- Suspicious Unblock-Filemediumtest
- Windows AppX Deployment Full Trust Package Installationmediumexperimental
- Windows AppX Deployment Unsigned Package Installationmediumexperimental
- Suspicious Mount-DiskImagelowtest
- Windows MSIX Package Support Framework AI_STUBS Executionlowexperimental
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What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 30, 202629 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 29, 202628 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 28, 202627 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 27, 202626 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 24, 202623 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 23, 202622 Oct 2026
- 44 more on OTX