Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1596
Published: September 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46416
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1596
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Windows uses weak TLS_DHE ciphers. A remote attacker can intercept traffic and decrypt it or perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1596
Install updates from vendor's website.