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CVE-2020-0787

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.42524
Risk score
71.08
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
No
Published
2020-03-12
Modified
2025-10-21
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2020-2274, GHSA-2FFP-P9MJ-92CF
Products
Microsoft:Windows, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems unspecified, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems unspecified, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems unspecified, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems unspecified, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems unspecified, Microsoft:Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems unspecified, Microsoft:Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Microsoft:Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Microsoft:Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, Microsoft:Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Microsoft:Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems, Microsoft:Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems, Microsoft:Windows RT 8.1, Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation), Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation), Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, Microsoft:Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation), Microsoft:Windows Server 2012, Microsoft:Windows Server 2012 (Core installation), Microsoft:Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft:Windows Server 2012 R2 (Core installation), Microsoft:Windows Server 2016, Microsoft:Windows Server 2016 (Core installation), Microsoft:Windows Server 2019, Microsoft:Windows Server 2019 (Core installation), Microsoft:Windows Server version 1803 (Core Installation), Microsoft:Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) unspecified, Microsoft:Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) unspecified
Sources
cisa.gov CVE-2020-0787
euvd EUVD-2020-2274

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'.

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