CVE-2020-37020 SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path
Local attackers can gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing the service executable due to an unquoted service path in SonarQube.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37020?
CVE-2020-37020 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonarQube, published on 29 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37020?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37020?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-37020 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37020 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfp6-9wpp-48px.