HIGHCVSS 7.8KNOWN EXPLOITEDRANSOMWARE: KNOWN

CVE-2020-0787

CVE-2020-0787 updated by NVD

Published: 2022-01-28
Modified: 2026-09-21
Sources: cisa-kev, nvd

Summary

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0787

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