<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>

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8880 <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>
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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00564}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.507Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-16922

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.883

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:26.007

Link: CVE-2020-16922

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