{
  "id": "CVE-2022-41049",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2022-41049",
  "published": "2022-11-09T22:15:19.567Z",
  "modified": "2026-08-10T16:18:15.733Z",
  "score": 5.4,
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
  "score_source": "microsoft.com",
  "epss": 0.02491,
  "epss_percentile": 0.84137,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-11-14",
    "due": "2022-12-09",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41049"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Microsoft"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507",
    "Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607",
    "Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809",
    "Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2",
    "Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1",
    "Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2",
    "Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2",
    "Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2",
    "Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2",
    "Microsoft Windows Server 2016",
    "Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)",
    "Microsoft Windows Server 2019",
    "Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)",
    "Microsoft Windows Server 2022"
  ],
  "cwes": [],
  "description": "Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 5.4,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41049",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41049",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41049",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}