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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-11107 · published 2 April 2020

CVE-2020-11107: Apachefriends xampp incorrect permission assignment vulnerability

Apachefriends · Xampp

An issue was discovered in XAMPP before 7.2.29, 7.3.x before 7.3.16 , and 7.4.x before 7.4.4 on Windows. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini for all users (including admins) to enable arbitrary command execution.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 22% · top 2.4% CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
22%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in XAMPP before 7.2.29, 7.3.x before 7.3.16 , and 7.4.x before 7.4.4 on Windows. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini for all users (including admins) to enable arbitrary command execution.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164292/XAMPP-7.4.3-Privilege-Escalation.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20200401.html Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164292/XAMPP-7.4.3-Privilege-Escalation.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20200401.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-11107), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.