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CVE-2020-11107

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-04-02
  • Fixed in7.4.4 · 7.3.16 · 7.2.29
  • WeaknessCWE-732

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Description

An issue was discovered in XAMPP before 7.2.29, 7.3.x before 7.3.16 , and 7.4.x before 7.4.4 on Windows. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini for all users (including admins) to enable arbitrary command execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-04-0218:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2021-09-27Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-11107?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-11107?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apachefriends xamppversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.4≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.47.4.4
7.3≥ 7.3.0, < 7.3.167.3.16
7.2< 7.2.297.2.29

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apachefriends xampp to 7.4.4 · 7.3.16 · 7.2.29

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-50337
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
3 repositories, unverifiedS1lkys/CVE-2020-11107andripwn/CVE-2020-11107Mohnad-AL-saif/Mohnad-AL-saif-CVE-2020-11107-XAMPP-Local-Privilege-Escalation
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-732read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score22.5 %read 2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept3read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-04-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11107?

An issue was discovered in XAMPP before 7.2.29, 7.3.x before 7.3.16 , and 7.4.x before 7.4.4 on Windows. An unprivileged user can change a .exe configuration in xampp-contol.ini for all users (including admins) to enable arbitrary command execution.

Is CVE-2020-11107 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-11107 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 22.5% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11107?

CVE-2020-11107 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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