CVE-2020-16922

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Description

<p>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.</p> <p>In an attack scenario, an attacker could bypass security features intended to prevent improperly signed files from being loaded.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows validates file signatures.</p>

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-october-2020-patch-tuesday-87-cves-bad-neighbor-windows-tcp-ip-cve-2020-16898

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16922

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-10-16

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium