Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU105559

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24061

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in Windows Mark of the Web. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted mail or visit a malicious website and bypass a security feature on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 10 21H2 10.0.19041.3920 - 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3194

Windows Server: 2012 R2 6.3.9600.21871 - 2025 10.0.26100.3194

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_21H2:10.0.19044.5487:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_22H2:10.0.19045.5487:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1507:10.0.10240.20915:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1607:10.0.14393.7785:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1809:10.0.17763.6893:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:11_22H2:10.0.22621.4890:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:11_23H2:10.0.22631.4890:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:11_24H2:10.0.26100.3194:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.22417:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2016:10.0.14393.7785:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24061

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.