CVE-2024-38213: Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Security Feature Bypass

Exploit Status

Actively Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Detected

Patch Tuesday

2024-Aug

Released

2024-08-13

Last Updated

2024-09-16

EPSS Score

59.32% (percentile: 98.2%)

CISA KEV

Listed — due 2024-09-03

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass the SmartScreen user experience. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? An attacker must send the user a malicious file and convince them to open it.

Affected Products (29)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
• Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

ESU

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (11)

• 5039217
• 5039227
• 5039330
• 5039213
• 5039211
• 5039212
• 5039236
• 5039225
• 5039214
• 5039260
• 5039294

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/thezdi">Simon Zuckerbraun and Peter Girnus (@gothburz) of Trend Micro</a> with <a href="https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/">Trend Micro</a>

Revision History

• 2024-08-13: Information published. This CVE was addressed by updates that were released in June 2024, but the CVE was inadvertently omitted from the June 2024 Security Updates. This is an informational change only. Customers who have already installed the June 2024 updates do not need to take any further action.
• 2024-09-16: Updated acknowledgment. This is an informational change only.