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CVE-2020-37020 (GCVE-0-2020-37020)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-01-29 14:28 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48677 | exploit |
| https://www.sonarqube.org | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sonarqube-un… | third-party-advisory |
Date Public
2020-06-03 00:00
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CVE-2020-37020 (GCVE-0-2020-37020)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-29 14:28 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
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|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48677 | exploit |
| https://www.sonarqube.org | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sonarqube-un… | third-party-advisory |
Date Public
2020-06-03 00:00
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