What is CVE-2020-37020?

CVE-2020-37020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonarqube, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-37020?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sonarqube

CVE-2020-37020

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sonarqube — versions 8.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-37020?: CVE-2020-37020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonarqube, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-37020?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.