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

Project:Microsoft

Product:Windows

Date Added:2022-01-28Due Date:2022-07-28

Vulnerability Name

Microsoft Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

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.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Known

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

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