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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-5262 · published 12 January 2018

CVE-2018-5262: Flexense diskboss out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Flexense · Diskboss

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 39% · top 1.5% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145825/DiskBoss-Enterprise-8.8.16-Buffer-Overflow.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43478/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145825/DiskBoss-Enterprise-8.8.16-Buffer-Overflow.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43478/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-5262), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.