CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed active exploitation.
Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.
- Name
- Microsoft Windows Spoofing Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Affected products
microsoft: windows 10 1507; microsoft: windows 10 1607; microsoft: windows 10 1709; microsoft: windows 10 1803; microsoft: windows 10 1809; microsoft: windows 10 1903; microsoft: windows 10 1909; microsoft: windows 10 2004; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1; microsoft: windows server 1903; microsoft: windows server 1909; microsoft: windows server 2004; microsoft: windows server 2008
References9
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-… PatchVendor Advisory
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-… PatchVendor Advisory
- medium.com/%40TalBeerySec/glueball-the-story-of-cve-2020-1464-5… ExploitThird Party Advisory
- medium.com/%40TalBeerySec/glueball-the-story-of-cve-2020-1464-5… ExploitThird Party Advisory
- blog.virustotal.com/2019/01/distribution-of-malicious-jar-appen… Third Party Advisory
- krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/microsoft-put-off-fixing-zero-day-f… Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- blog.virustotal.com/2019/01/distribution-of-malicious-jar-appen… Third Party Advisory
- krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/microsoft-put-off-fixing-zero-day-f… Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=… US Government Resource
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 39% percentile: 99 · as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-347