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CVE-2020-1255

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer...

8.8 High

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) IIS module improperly handles uploaded content, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.37%Down 1.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) IIS module improperly handles uploaded content, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
CVE-2020-1255
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) IIS module improperly handles uploaded content, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
CVE-2020-1255
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12134 No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) IIS module improperly handles uploaded content, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
EUVD-2020-12134
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-563q-vjx4-rj4q No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer...

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) IIS module improperly handles uploaded content, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
GHSA-563q-vjx4-rj4q
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-1255 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows, published June 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.37%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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