CVE-2025-27472

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published Apr 8, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-10181 Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows Server 2012
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows Server 2012
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Title Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 10, 2026, 3:12 PM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2025, 2:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 8, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:03 AM