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KEV · Actively exploited

CVE-2020-0787

HIGH 7.8 KEV

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'.

Attack vector : Local No privileges required
Show raw CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS 42.52% moderate exploit risk percentile 98.6%

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-01-28
Remediation deadline
2022-07-28
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware
Yes, known ransomware campaign

OS versions that fix this CVE

This CVE is resolved by the following OS security releases. Update the OS to at least the listed version.

View on NVD ↗ CISA KEV catalog ↗ Advisory · portal.msrc.microsoft.com