CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-41091
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
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.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-11-08
- Remediation due
- 2022-12-09
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41091; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41091
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2022-11-09
- Last modified
- 2026-08-10
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
Description
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1507 (< 10.0.10240.19567)
• microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.5501)
• microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.3650)
• microsoft windows 10 20h2 (< 10.0.19042.2251)
• microsoft windows 10 21h1 (< 10.0.19043.2251)
• microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.2251)
• microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.2251)
• microsoft windows 11 21h2 (< 10.0.22000.1219)
• microsoft windows 11 22h2 (< 10.0.22621.819)
• microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.5501)
• microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.3650)
• microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.1249)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41091 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41091 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41091 US Government Resource