Unofficial Patch Released for New Actively Exploited Windows MotW Vulnerability

31-Oct-22

A maliciously signed file can bypass Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) security measures thanks to an actively exploited security hole in Microsoft Windows that has an unauthorised fix available.

A maliciously signed file can bypass Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) security measures thanks to an actively exploited security hole in Microsoft Windows that has an unauthorised fix available. A Microsoft code-signing tool called Authenticode confirms the publisher’s identity and checks to see whether the software has been tampered with after being signed and published. Read More…