A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Edge that allows for bypassing Mark of the Web Tagging (MOTW). Failing to set the MOTW means that a large number of Microsoft security technologies are bypassed. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a malicious website that is designed to exploit the security feature bypass. Alternatively, in an email or instant message attack scenario, the attacker could send the targeted user a specially crafted .url file that is designed to exploit the bypass. Additionally, compromised websites or websites that accept or host user-provided content could contain specially crafted content to exploit the security feature bypass. However, in all cases an attacker would have no way to force a user to view attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince a user to take action. For example, an attacker could entice a user to either click a link that directs the user to the attacker's site or send a malicious attachm

Microsoft Edge Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Edge that allows for bypassing Mark of the Web Tagging (MOTW), aka 'Microsoft Edge Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

Уязвимость механизма Mark of the Web Tagging (MOTW) браузера Microsoft Edge, позволяющая нарушителю обойти существующие ограничения безопасности и оказать воздействие на конфиденциальность, целостность и доступность защищаемой информации