Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1596

 

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

How to mitigate CVE-2020-1596

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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