Security Advisory

CVE-2020-0601

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-01-14 23:11:20
Last updated 2025-10-21 23:35:53
Assigner microsoft
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

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'.