CVE-2020-37020
HIGH EPSS 2.2%
Published Jan 29, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
Published Jan 29, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
2.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-428
References 3
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48677
- sonarqube.org https://www.sonarqube.org
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sonarqube-unquoted-service-path
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.