Microsoft · Windows
CVE-2020-1464
Microsoft Windows Spoofing Vulnerability
CISA KEV record
- CISA date added
- 2021-11-03
- CISA due date
- 2022-05-03
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
NVD risk context
7.8 HIGH
CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.
Description
Microsoft Windows contains a spoofing vulnerability when Windows incorrectly validates file signatures, allowing an attacker to bypass security features and load improperly signed files.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
NVD reference index
Vendor and remediation references
NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.
Other NVD references (4)
- 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://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1464 ↗
MITRE CWE context
CWE classification
The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.
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NVD record timeline
These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.
- NVD published
- Aug 17, 2020, 07:15 PM UTC When NVD first published this CVE record.
- NVD last updated
- Jun 17, 2026, 03:01 AM UTC When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
Advanced: view the technical CVSS vector
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1464