CVE-2025-24061

Published Mar 11, 2025

Last updated 10 months ago

CVSS high 7.8
Windows
MOTW

Overview

Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Source
secure@microsoft.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
windows_10_1507, windows_10_1607, windows_10_1809, windows_10_21h2, windows_10_22h2, windows_11_22h2, windows_11_23h2, windows_11_24h2, windows_server_2016, windows_server_2019, windows_server_2022, windows_server_2022_23h2, windows_server_2025

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

secure@microsoft.com
CWE-693

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending
  1. EncryptHubの二重生活:サイバー犯罪者対Windowsのバグ報奨金研究者(CVE-2025-24061、CVE-2025-24071) https://t.co/P85bmF70j3 #security #セキュリティ #ニュース

    @SecureShield_

    7 Apr 2025

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  2. Microsoft Credits Hacker 'EncryptHub' for Discovering Critical Windows Flaws In a surprising move, Microsoft has publicly credited the hacker known as "EncryptHub" for responsibly disclosing two high-severity Windows vulnerabilities—CVE-2025-24061 and CVE-2025-24071—both patched

    @ChbibAnas

    7 Apr 2025

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  3. Microsoft just credited EncryptHub—a lone wolf behind 618 breaches—for disclosing 2 Windows flaws CVE-2025-24061 & 24071. Once pushing malware via fake WinRAR sites & abusing zero-days, this conflicted figure straddled bug bounties and full-blown cybercrime. Tracked via

    @CareWeDoNot

    5 Apr 2025

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  4. 👀 Microsoft Credits EncryptHub — the Hacker Behind 618+ Breaches — for Disclosing Windows Flaws. 👀 In March 2025, EncryptHub reported 2 critical bugs (CVE-2025-24061 & CVE-2025-24071). Weeks later, he exploited a zero-day (CVE-2025-26633), hitting hundreds of targets usin

    @TheHackersNews

    5 Apr 2025

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  5. 🚨 CVE-2025-24061 🔴 HIGH (7.8) 🏢 Microsoft - Windows 10 Version 1809 🏗️ 10.0.17763.0 🔗 https://t.co/iNlWIexFq5 #CyberCron #VulnAlert #InfoSec https://t.co/7ff7pkXGKF

    @cybercronai

    13 Mar 2025

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.