known ransomware use

Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-11-08
Federal due date
2022-12-09
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
91.1th percentile (score 0.063, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Known
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41091

CISA short description

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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.