CVE-2020-0601
Certificate validation bypass on Windows in crypto/x509
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
⚠ KEVEPSS 94.1%
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'.
How to fix CVE-2020-0601
To remediate CVE-2020-0601, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.12.16 or later
- —upgrade to 1.12.16 or later
Is CVE-2020-0601 being exploited?
Yes — CVE-2020-0601 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 1.12.0, < 1.12.16, >= 1.13.0, < 1.13.7
- from 0, < 1.12.16, >= 1.13.0-0, < 1.13.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |