CVE-2022-41049

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 5.4
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 14 Nov 2022

Description

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Key facts

Published: 9 Nov 2022
Last changed: 10 Aug 2026
Assigned by: microsoft
KEV added: 14 Nov 2022
KEV fix due: 9 Dec 2022
EPSS: 3.152% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 88.158% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

5.4CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (microsoft)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.10240.0 up to but excluding 10.0.10240.19567 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0 up to but excluding 10.0.14393.5501 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 up to but excluding 10.0.17763.3650 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 up to but excluding 10.0.17763.3650 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 20H2	10.0.0 up to but excluding 10.0.19042.2251 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H1	10.0.0 up to but excluding 10.0.19043.2251 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 up to but excluding 10.0.19044.2251 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 up to but excluding 10.0.19045.2251 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 up to but excluding 10.0.22000.1219 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 up to but excluding 10.0.22621.819 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0 up to but excluding 10.0.14393.5501 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	10.0.14393.0 up to but excluding 10.0.14393.5501 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 up to but excluding 10.0.17763.3650 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.0 up to but excluding 10.0.17763.3650 (affected)
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 up to but excluding 10.0.20348.1249 (affected)

Timeline

9 Nov 2022 Published
14 Nov 2022 CVE-2022-41049 added to CISA KEV
14 Nov 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

References

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilityvendor-advisorypatch