Vulnerability · Published Jan 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37020SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in SonarQube from Sonarqube. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-428 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-48677 exploit
- SonarQube Official Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path third-party-advisory