Vulnerability details
Advisory: SB2024040977 - SmartScreen prompt bypass in Microsoft Windows
Vulnerable component: Windows
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29988
CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Description:
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of the Mark of the Web (MotW) feature. A remote attacker can supply a malicious file inside an archive to bypass EDR/NDR detection, bypass the SmartScreen prompt and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
External links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-29988
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2024/4/9/the-april-2024-security-updates-review