CVE-2024-38217

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. Vendor/Product: Microsoft Windows. Added to CISA KEV 2024-09-10; required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.