CVE-2020-1464
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctlDescription
A spoofing vulnerability exists when Windows incorrectly validates file signatures. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass security features and load improperly signed files. In an attack scenario, an attacker could bypass security features intended to prevent improperly signed files from being loaded. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows validates file signatures.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Windows Spoofing Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows contains a spoofing vulnerability when Windows incorrectly validates file signatures, allowing an attacker to bypass security features and load improperly signed files.
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Remediation due: 2022-05-03
References
- https://blog.virustotal.com/2019/01/distribution-of-malicious-jar-appended.html
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/microsoft-put-off-fixing-zero-day-for-2-years/
- https://medium.com/%40TalBeerySec/glueball-the-story-of-cve-2020-1464-50091a1f98bd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1464
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1464
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