CVE-2020-0787CISA KEVEPSS p98.7%

CVE-2020-0787Microsoft Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Microsoft / Windows

Description

Microsoft Windows BITS is vulnerable to to a privilege elevation vulnerability if it improperly handles symbolic links. An actor can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges.

Scoring

CVSS 7.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS42.52% probability of exploitation · percentile 98.7% · 2026-10-03T12:00:21Z
Last modified2026-08-12

CISA KEV entry

Added to KEV: 2022-01-28

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TypeTargetConfidenceTier
KEVEntryMicrosoft Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2020-07870%live

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