diff --git a/monai/apps/utils.py b/monai/apps/utils.py
index 4df1c2107b..35941321a5 100644
--- a/monai/apps/utils.py
+++ b/monai/apps/utils.py
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ def download_url(
         ContentTooShortError: See urllib.request.urlretrieve.
         IOError: See urllib.request.urlretrieve.
         HashCheckError: When the hash validation of the ``url`` downloaded file fails.
+        PermissionError: When access is denied before the downloaded file has been
+            moved to ``filepath``, including during destination setup or the move.
+        NotADirectoryError: When a path component is not a directory before the
+            downloaded file has been moved to ``filepath``. These filesystem
+            exceptions remain suppressed during temporary-directory cleanup after
+            a successful move.
 
     .. versionchanged:: 1.7
         The default `hash_type` changed from "md5" to None for stronger integrity verification. If this is left None
@@ -264,6 +270,7 @@ def download_url(
             raise HashCheckError(f"{hash_type} hash check of existing file failed: {filepath=}, expected {hash_type=}.")
         logger.info(f"File exists: {filepath}, skipped downloading.")
         return
+    download_complete = False
     try:
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
             tmp_name = Path(tmp_dir, _basename(filepath))
@@ -301,8 +308,11 @@ def download_url(
             if file_dir:
                 os.makedirs(file_dir, exist_ok=True)
             shutil.move(f"{tmp_name}", f"{filepath}")  # copy the downloaded to a user-specified cache.
+            download_complete = True
     except (PermissionError, NotADirectoryError):  # project-monai/monai issue #3613 #3757 for windows
-        pass
+        # Retain only the historical post-publication cleanup exemption.
+        if not download_complete:
+            raise
     logger.info(f"Downloaded: {filepath}")