Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-0787

TLP:CLEAR

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

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.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Windows
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 42.5 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 28 January 2022
  • First known exploitation: 28 January 2022
  • Used in ransomware campaigns (per CISA): Yes
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 28 July 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-269
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 28 January 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD