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CVE-2020-0787

Known Exploited (CISA KEV)HIGH
7.8
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score95.0440%
EPSS Percentile87.52th
PublishedMar 12, 2020
Last ModifiedOct 29, 2025

Vulnerability Description

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'.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Microsoft

Windows 10 1507

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1607

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1709

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1803

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1809

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1903

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1909

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 7

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 8.1

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Rt 8.1

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 1803

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 1903

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 1909

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

= r2
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

= r2
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2019

All versions

References & Advisories

🔗 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158056/Background-Intelligent-Transfer-Service-Privilege-Escalation.html
🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0787
🔗 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158056/Background-Intelligent-Transfer-Service-Privilege-Escalation.html
🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0787
🔗 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0787

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