Known Exploited Vulnerability
5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-41049
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Security - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 9, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:22 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

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.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41049

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-41049 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-41049 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_7
3 Microsoft windows_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_server_2008
5 Microsoft windows_server_2012
6 Microsoft windows_server_2016
7 Microsoft windows_server_2019
8 Microsoft windows_10_1607
9 Microsoft windows_10_1809
10 Microsoft windows_10_20h2
11 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
12 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
13 Microsoft windows_server_2022
14 Microsoft windows_11_21h2
15 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
16 Microsoft windows_11
17 Microsoft windows_10_1507
18 Microsoft windows_10_21h1
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 18
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-41049.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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whoforget/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.
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k0mi-tg/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.
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Nathan01110011/CVE-2022-41049-POC

POC of Microcorp vuln

Python

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 30, 2022, 3:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
548 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1228 different CVEs too.
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nmantani/archiver-MOTW-support-comparison

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
170 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : March 26, 2022, 1:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-41049 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-41049 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.19567 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.5501 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.3650 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19042.2251 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19043.2251 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.2251 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.2251 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.1219 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.819 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.5501 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.3650 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.1249
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-269
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-41091. Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    Removed Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41049 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41049 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41049 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-41049 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-41049 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.49 }} 0.41%

score

0.86535

percentile

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