---
id: CVE-2020-37020
title: >-
  SonarQube 8.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows
  local attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service executable
  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 e…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-428
published: '2026-01-29'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T08:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37020'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48677'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.sonarqube.org'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sonarqube-unquoted-service-path'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00138
epssPercentile: 0.02679
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T08:20:03.892Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.