Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2020· Updated Oct 21, 2025
Windows Spoofing Vulnerability
CVE-2020-1464
Description
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.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*Range: 6.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- blog.virustotal.com/2019/01/distribution-of-malicious-jar-appended.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/microsoft-put-off-fixing-zero-day-for-2-years/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- medium.com/%40TalBeerySec/glueball-the-story-of-cve-2020-1464-50091a1f98bdmitrex_refsource_MISC
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1464mitrex_refsource_MISC
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