One of the significant vulnerabilities identified in Dropbox in 2024 is CVE-2024–5924. This vulnerability is categorized as a “Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability” in the Dropbox Desktop application. It allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism, which is crucial for preventing the execution of potentially malicious files downloaded from the internet. The exploitation requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. Once exploited, this vulnerability enables the attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the current user, posing a high risk to affected systems (NVD) (CVE Mitre) (Tenable®).