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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | SonarQube 8.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-428 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-01-29T14:59:49.572Z
Reserved: 2026-01-28T18:18:30.522Z
Link: CVE-2020-37020
Updated: 2026-01-29T14:59:41.596Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-01-29T15:16:09.610
Modified: 2026-01-29T16:31:00.867
Link: CVE-2020-37020
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