Live › vulnerability › CVE-2022-41049
Go to dashboardWindows Mark of the Web, the flag that tells Windows a file came from the internet, can be bypassed so downloaded files lose that warning. An attacker gets limited integrity and availability loss in security features, and CISA lists it as actively exploited.
Summary written from the sources below. Check the originals before acting.
First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 10 1507 | vendor | < 10.0.10240.19567 | 10.0.10240.19567 |
| microsoft windows 10 1607 | vendor | < 10.0.14393.5501 | 10.0.14393.5501 |
| microsoft windows 10 1809 | vendor | < 10.0.17763.3650 | 10.0.17763.3650 |
| microsoft windows 10 20h2 | vendor | < 10.0.19042.2251 | 10.0.19042.2251 |
| microsoft windows 10 21h1 | vendor | < 10.0.19043.2251 | 10.0.19043.2251 |
| microsoft windows 10 21h2 | vendor | < 10.0.19044.2251 | 10.0.19044.2251 |
| microsoft windows 10 22h2 | vendor | < 10.0.19045.2251 | 10.0.19045.2251 |
| microsoft windows 11 21h2 | vendor | < 10.0.22000.1219 | 10.0.22000.1219 |
| microsoft windows 11 22h2 | vendor | < 10.0.22621.819 | 10.0.22621.819 |
| microsoft windows server 2016 | vendor | < 10.0.14393.5501 | 10.0.14393.5501 |
| microsoft windows server 2019 | vendor | < 10.0.17763.3650 | 10.0.17763.3650 |
| microsoft windows server 2022 | vendor | < 10.0.20348.1249 | 10.0.20348.1249 |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the Microsoft Windows security updates per vendor instructions (CISA required action); the specific patched build is unknown from these sources.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) contains a security feature bypass vulnerability resulting in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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