CVE-2025-24061

high

Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

References

https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/microsoft-credits-encrypthub-hacker.html

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-03-11

Updated: 2025-03-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High