Is CVE-2020-0787 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2020-0787 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-01-28, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-0787?

CVE-2020-0787 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-0787?

CVE-2020-0787 has an EPSS score of 42.52% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-0787

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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'.

CWE-59

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

42.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

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.

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Remediation due: 2022-07-28

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-29.