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