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Risk Score

8.1

Out of 10

Summary

CVE-2020-0601

CWEs

CWE-295

Published

Updated

Source

NVD

Identifier

CVE-2020-0601

Description

A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates.An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by using a spoofed code-signing certificate to sign a malicious executable, making it appear the file was from a trusted, legitimate source, aka Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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