CVE-2020-0787
KEV RANSOMWAREHIGH 7.8EPSS 42.5%
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) improperly handles symbolic links, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0
- 7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 42.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-01-28, used in ransomware campaigns
- Published
- 2020-03-12
- Updated
- 2026-08-12
Proof-of-concept exploits (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158056/Background-Intelligent-Transfer-Service-Privi…
- cbwang505/CVE-2020-0787-EXP-ALL-WINDOWS-VERSION721★ · 2020-09-11
- yanghaoi/CVE-2020-078734★ · 2022-02-20