CVE-2024-38217 | Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published: 2024-09-10 Last update: 2025-10-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2024-38217

KEV EPSS CVSS CWE Exploit-DB Affected

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-38217 is rated Critical Active Threat (81.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.77%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-09-10) affecting Microsoft / Windows. a weakness (CWE-693) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +1.66% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2024-38217

Name: Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-09-10

Action due: 2024-10-01

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-38217

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
—	nvd_ref	exploit_tag		Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-38217

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-15	12.12%	13.77%	+1.66%
2	2026-04-06	13.17%	12.12%	-1.06%
3	2026-03-03	—	13.17%	—

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-38217

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.4	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	2.8	2.5	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-38217

CWE-693 MITRE ↗

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38217

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
microsoft	windows_10_1507	< 10.0.10240.20766	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:::::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_10_1507	< 10.0.10240.20766	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:::::::x86:*
microsoft	windows_10_1607	< 10.0.14393.7336	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:::::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_10_1607	< 10.0.14393.7336	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:::::::x86:*
microsoft	windows_10_1809	< 10.0.17763.6293	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:::::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_10_1809	< 10.0.17763.6293	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:::::::x86:*
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	< 10.0.19044.4894	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	< 10.0.19045.4894	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_11_21h2	< 10.0.22000.3197	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_11_22h2	< 10.0.22621.4169	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_11_23h2	< 10.0.22631.4169	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	< 10.0.26100.1742	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::arm64:*
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	< 10.0.26100.1742	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_server_2008	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_server_2012	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2016	< 10.0.14393.7336	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2019	< 10.0.17763.6293	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019::::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2022	< 10.0.20348.2700	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022::::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2022_23h2	< 10.0.25398.1128	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2::::::::

References for CVE-2024-38217

URL	Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38217	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/dismantling-smart-app-control	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38217	US Government Resource

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