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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-37020 · published 29 January 2026

CVE-2020-37020: Unquoted search path vulnerability

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.

8.5 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.14% · top 97.4% CWE-428 · Unquoted search path Deferred
8.5CVSS 4.0 base score
0.14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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: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:

References

LinkTags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48677
https://www.sonarqube.org
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sonarqube-unquoted-service-path

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-37020), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.