CVE-2025-24061: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-24061, was disclosed on March 11, 2025, affecting multiple versions of Windows including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The attack vector is Local, requiring low attack complexity with no privileges required, though user interaction is necessary. The scope is unchanged, with high impact potential across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (AttackerKB).

The vulnerability presents high-severity implications across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. As a security feature bypass in the Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) mechanism, successful exploitation could allow attackers to circumvent important security controls locally (NVD).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across affected Windows versions. Updates are available through multiple Knowledge Base (KB) articles including KB5053594, KB5053596, KB5053598, KB5053599, KB5053602, KB5053603, KB5053606, and KB5053618 (Rapid7).