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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-11107 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 38.91%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50337 | exploit_db | edb | 2021-09-27 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-25 | 36.54% | 38.91% | +2.37% |
| 2 | 2026-02-18 | 33.30% | 36.54% | +3.24% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 33.30% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apachefriends | xampp | < 7.2.29 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | >= 7.3.0, < 7.3.16 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apachefriends | xampp | >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apachefriends:xampp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164292/XAMPP-7.4.3-Privilege-Escalation.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20200401.html | Vendor Advisory |