CVE-2020-0787 — Microsoft Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
CVE-2020-0787: Microsoft Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows |
| Date added | 2022-01-28 |
| Due date | 2022-07-28 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
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.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0787
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0787
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog