PT-2026-5293 · Sonarsource · Sonarqube

Velayutham Selvaraj · Published 2026-01-29 · Updated 2026-01-29 · CVE-2020-37020

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SonarQube version 8.3.1

Description SonarQube 8.3.1 contains an unquoted service path issue that allows local attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can replace the wrapper.exe file in the service path with a malicious executable, which is then executed with highest system privileges when the service restarts.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-37020

Affected Products

Sonarqube

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/48677 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37020 · Security Note
• https://sonarqube.org · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/43242 · Telegram Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/sonarqube-unquoted-service-path · Note