Is CVE-2025-24061 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-24061 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-24061?

CVE-2025-24061 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-24061?

CVE-2025-24061 has an EPSS score of 1.13% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24061?

Install KB5053618 for Windows 10. Fixes are available for 17 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-24061

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

How to fix

Remediation Available

Windows 10Windows

Install:KB5053618Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1607Windows

Install:KB5053594Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1809Windows

Install:KB5053596Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows

Install:KB5053606Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows

Install:KB5053606Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 22H2Windows

Install:KB5053602Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 23H2Windows

Install:KB5053602Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 24H2Windows

Install:KB5053598Microsoft

Install:KB5053636

Windows Server 2016Windows

Install:KB5053594Microsoft

Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5053594Microsoft

Windows Server 2019Windows

Install:KB5053596Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5053596Microsoft

Windows Server 2022Windows

Install:KB5053603Microsoft

Install:KB5053638

Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5053603Microsoft

Install:KB5053638

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5053599Microsoft

Windows Server 2025Windows

Install:KB5053598Microsoft

Install:KB5053636

Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5053598Microsoft

Install:KB5053636

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

msrc.microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-2465	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21412	High	8.1	95%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2013-0431	Medium	5.3	90%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-40536	High	8.1	82%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-1003030	Critical	9.9	76%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-0411	High	7.0	67%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-03.