CVE-2020-0787Actively exploitedAdded to KEV 2022-01-28Known ransomware campaign use

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

Microsoft, Windows

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.

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EPSS, exploit probability

High

42.5%

estimated chance of real-world exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of every CVE FIRST.org scores

Refreshed 10/28/2026, via FIRST.org's EPSS model, not CVSS, this measures likelihood of exploitation, not how severe it would be.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA-recommended due date: 2022-07-28

CWE-269 CWE-59

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