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GHSA-2FFP-P9MJ-92CF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:10 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31
VLAI
Details
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'.
Severity
7.8 (High)
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CVE-2020-0787 (GCVE-0-2020-0787)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-12 15:48 – Updated: 2026-08-12 03:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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'.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2021-11-23 00:00 UTC
CWE
- Elevation of Privilege
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
10 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows |
Affected:
10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
Affected: 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems Affected: 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems Affected: 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems Affected: 10 for 32-bit Systems Affected: 10 for x64-based Systems Affected: 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Affected: 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems Affected: 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Affected: 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Affected: 8.1 for 32-bit systems Affected: 8.1 for x64-based systems Affected: RT 8.1 |
|
| Microsoft | Windows Server |
Affected:
version 1803 (Core Installation)
Affected: 2019 Affected: 2019 (Core installation) Affected: 2016 Affected: 2016 (Core installation) Affected: 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Affected: 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) Affected: 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 Affected: 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Affected: 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) Affected: 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 Affected: 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Affected: 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) Affected: 2012 Affected: 2012 (Core installation) Affected: 2012 R2 Affected: 2012 R2 (Core installation) |
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems |
Affected:
unspecified
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|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems |
Affected:
unspecified
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|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems |
Affected:
unspecified
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) |
Affected:
unspecified
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems |
Affected:
unspecified
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems |
Affected:
unspecified
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems |
Affected:
unspecified
|
|
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) |
Affected:
unspecified
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