To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would require permissions to upload files via BITS. An attacker could then submit a specially crafted request to upload a file.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows BITS validates file names.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2020-11999 | 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'. |
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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'. | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) IIS module improperly handles uploaded content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could upload restricted file types to an IIS-hosted folder. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would require permissions to upload files via BITS. An attacker could then submit a specially crafted request to upload a file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows BITS validates file names. |
| Title | Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
| First Time appeared |
Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows 10 1909 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 1909 Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows 10 1909 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 1909 Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T16:34:06.323Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1112
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-05-21T23:15:15.133
Modified: 2026-08-19T17:17:19.043
Link: CVE-2020-1112
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