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TI-2018-03814 Aliases CVE-2018-5261GHSA-j69q-3vrr-gwj6

An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier.

Priority LOW 36CWE-311Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-311.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any man-in-the-middle (MiTM) listener.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00458 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:flexense:diskboss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.8.16VulnerableFlexense
  • cpe:2.3:a:flexense:diskboss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.8.16 Vulnerable ·Flexense

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5261
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j69q-3vrr-gwj6

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2020-19017 Flexsense DiskBoss Application Crash Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2020-19016 Flexsense DiskBoss 'Add Input Directory' Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-19015 Flexsense DiskBoss 'Reports and Data Directory' Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2018-03815 A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-04982 A buffer overflow vulnerability in Import Command in SyncBreeze before 10.6, DiskSorter… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-11451 In Flexense DiskBoss Enterprise 8.5.12, the Control Protocol suffers from a denial of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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