CVE-2022-41049 KEV Medium · 5.4 EPSS 2.6%
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows
Summary
A flaw in the Mark of the Web (MOTW) security feature of Microsoft Windows allows the MOTW protections to be bypassed. An attacker can exploit it remotely without privileges or authentication, but it requires a user to interact with a crafted file or link.
Official description · NVD
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Priority scorePatchfirst’s 0 to 100 ranking. It adds points for CISA KEV listing, ransomware use, EPSS, threat reports, public exploit code and CVSS. Every CVE page shows the breakdown. Breakdown
58.9 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 2/15
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
What they do
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 2 days after disclosure.
- Disclosedday 0
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+2 days
- Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+5 days
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
2 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, 2 cited passages 2ExecutionTA0002
Malicious Link T1204.001 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited
User opens crafted file, bypassing MOTW
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Defense Impairment
Mark-of-the-Web Bypass T1553.005 Medium Confidence (technique links)How sure Patchfirst is that an ATT&CK technique applies to this CVE. High and medium links are shown by default; low ones come from early or generic mappings, text matching, or contradict the CVE’s details.
AI mapping from the description · primary impact
Bypasses Mark of the Web security feature
Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 10 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.
Malicious LinkT1204.0014 general rules
- Symlink Etc Passwdhightest
- Potential ClickFix Execution Pattern - Registryhighexperimental
- Suspicious ClickFix/FileFix Execution Patternhighexperimental
- Suspicious Execution via macOS Script Editormediumtest
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.
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