CVE-2020-37020

HIGH

7.8

Description

SonarQube 8.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service executable path. Attackers can replace the wrapper.exe in the service path with a malicious executable to execute code with highest system privileges during service restart.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/29/2026

Last Modified1/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48677(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.sonarqube.org(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sonarqube-unquoted-service-path(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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