CVE-2020-0787

high

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'.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-242a

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/a-look-inside-the-ransomware-ecosystem

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/lockbit-2-ransomware/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa21-209a

https://www.tenable.com/blog/analyzing-the-vulnerabilities-associated-with-the-top-malware-strains-of-2021

https://www.tenable.com/blog/contileaks-chats-reveal-over-30-vulnerabilities-used-by-conti-ransomware-affiliates

https://www.tenable.com/blog/examining-the-treat-landscape

https://github.com/whoismept/IronSharp

https://github.com/Exploitspacks/CVE-2020-0787

https://github.com/yanghaoi/CVE-2020-0787

https://github.com/itm4n/CVEs

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0787

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-03-12

Updated: 2026-08-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H