CVE-2025-27472

Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-02-26 CVE Reserved
2025-04-08 CVE Published
2025-04-10 EPSS Updated
2025-04-12 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-27472	2025-04-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 1507 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1507"				>= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.20978 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1507" and version " >= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.20978"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				>= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25423 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version " >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25423"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25423 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25423"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 R2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2"				>= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22523 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2" and version " >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22523"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22523 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22523"		en		Affected