CVE-2020-37020

SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path

Published Jan 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sonarsource:sonarqube:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sonarsource
Sonarsource sonarqube
Vendors & Products Sonarsource
Sonarsource sonarqube
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Mar 5, 2026, 1:27 AM
Reserved
Jan 28, 2026, 6:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 29, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 8:10 AM