CVE-2020-0601: Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) contains a spoofing vulnerability in the way it 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. A successful exploit could also allow the attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and decrypt confidential information on user connections to the affected software. The vulnerability is also known under the moniker of CurveBall.

SOURCES

• CISA KEVCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.