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TI-2018-03815 Aliases CVE-2018-5262GHSA-w59g-gcwr-m2xr

A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows…

Priority HIGH 69CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a highly privileged account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.39123 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and 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:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*up to 8.8.16VulnerableFlexense
  • cpe:2.3:a:flexense:diskboss:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* 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-2018-5262
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w59g-gcwr-m2xr

References

Exploit 2

  • 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-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
  • TI-2018-03814 An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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